Statues

One of our relatives, Cyrus Dallin, was a famous sculptor. Many people are probably familiar with his sculpture of the Angel Moroni on top of the Salt Lake Temple, but my (SD) trip to New England afforded the opportunity to see two other of his famous sculptures, the Chief Massasoit which stands on the hill overlooking Plymouth Rock, and the Paul Revere statue in front of the North End Church Tower in Boston.

A brief history can be found here.


The statue is nearby the remains/monument for the pilgrims who died in the first year at Plymouth. It was Chief Massasoits people who helped the settlers survive. As thanks, they eventually drove his people out of the area and annihilated his tribe. For this reason, there is a Native American gathering at the Massasoit statue every Thanksgiving day to solemnly remind our nation that there are some who are not thankful for the arrival of the Pilgrims.


This statue of Roger Williams in Providence was not done by Cyrus Dallin, but it seemed fitting to add to a post of statues.