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Irving, New York: Big Chief: Interstate Muffler Man

Fiberglass statue of an Indian Chief, arm raised in greeting, stands along the Thruway on the Seneca Nation Reservation at the Big Indian Smoke Shop -- where there's another identical Muffler Man Indian figure.

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Indian muffler man.

Big Indian - Muffler Man

20+ ft. fiberglass Indian figure. Formerly located at a retail location in Jamestown New York, now located on the Seneca Nation Reservation, New York.

[JBH, 04/10/2012]

According to the owners of the Big Indian Smoke Shop, this particular Big Indian originally stood at the Iroquois Brewing Company in Buffalo in the 1960s.

Big Chief: Interstate Muffler Man

Address:
597 Milestrip Rd, Irving, NY
Directions:
Behind the Big Indian Smoke Shop, facing the NY State Thruway. I-90 exit 58, west toward Irving. Turn right onto Hwy 5/US 20, then immediately bear right onto US 20 when Hwy 5 splits off. Make the next right onto Milestrip Rd. The shop is on the right.
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