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Sam Dale Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bond, Joseph B., sculptor. Title:  Sam Dale Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Samuel Dale Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: possibly concrete; Base: concrete and brick. Dimensions:  3 reliefs. Each: approx. 30 x 48 x 2 1/2 in. Inscription:  J. B. Bond (On plaque below relief 1:) SAM DALE (1772-1841)-INDIAN TRADER-WAGONER/SCOUT AND INDIAN-TRADER, HE EXPLORED ALABAMA WILDERNESS, WAS CALLED/BIG SAM "THOLOCCO" BY THE INDIANS LATER LED SETTLERS FROM GEORGIA/TO LANDS IN TOMBIGBEE ALABAMA RIVER BASINS (On plaque below relief 2:) HON. SAMUEL DALE-DISPATCH RIDER-LEGISLATOR/RIDER WHO DELIVERED DISPATCHES TO GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON DURING BATTLE/OF NEW ORLEANS, JANUARY 8, 1814, MEMBER OF ALABAMA LEGISLATURE WHO/WAS HONORED BY HAVING DALE COUNTY NAMED FOR HIM, DECEMBER 22, 1894 signed Description:  Three bas-reliefs illustrate scenes in the life of Samuel Dale. In one relief, Dale is seen leading a pioneer family of a couple and a baby into Alabama. Dale wears a buckskin outfit and raccoon hat and the group walks single file by an ox-drawn wagon. The second relief shows Dale riding a horse running across a battlefield. The final relief depicts Dale and others fighting Indians from a boat. Each relief is set into its own wall. Subject:  Portrait male -- Dale, Samuel -- Full length Equestrian Figure group Ethnic -- Indian History -- United States -- War of 1812 Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Occupation -- Political -- Legislator Occupation -- Military -- Scout Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Ozark Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Dale County, Historical Society, Box 86, Ozark, Alabama 36360 Coadministered by State of Alabama, Conservation Department, Alabama Administered by Dale County Lake, Ozark, Alabama Remarks:  Samuel Dale (1772-1841), for whom Dale County is named, was a state legislator, trader, military scout and guide. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AL000301   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000301 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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