Grand Island, Nebraska: Statue of Brothers Pinned Together by an Arrow
The life-size bronze shows Nat and Bob Martin, ages 15 and 12, atop a galloping horse fleeing the Indians that just pinned them together with an arrow (There are identical statues in Hastings and Kearney).
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
- Address:
- 3133 W. US Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE
- Directions:
- On the grounds of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer. I-80 exit 312. North on US Hwy 34. On the right; watch for signs. When you enter, drive straight down the long entrance drive, circle the pond, then park in the lot. The statue will be straight ahead, between the square and round building.
- Phone:
- 308-385-5316
- Admission:
- Fee to enter museum.
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It's possible there are two of these statues, but there is this same statue and a bronze plaque about it at the Hastings Museum of Natural History grounds. Apparently the arrows are in the museum too. Worth a visit, and their butterfly garden is lovely!
[Adrienne, 08/24/2022]
Unveiled in July 2012, "A Narrow Escape" was sculpted by David Biehl, a local veterinarian. The life-size bronze shows Nat and Bob Martin, ages 15 and 12, atop a galloping horse. It was inspired by an engraving on a monument about 15 miles away that marks the spot where the brothers were pinned together by a Sioux arrow in 1864. Other arrows fired by the Sioux also embedded themselves in the boys (One is displayed in the building behind the statue). The brothers tumbled from their horse, still pinned together, and were left for dead -- but they survived. An inspiring tale of prairie pioneer invincibility.
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