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Sultan, Washington: Sultan John: 13-Foot-Tall Man with Fish

Sculpted by the late Jerry Carter in the 1980s out of sawdust and resin. Weighs two tons. Sultan John, namesake of the town, was a local tribal chief who died in 1906. He stands, naked to the waist, with a spear in one hand and a dead salmon in the other.

Address:
101 Main St., Sultan, WA
Directions:
From US Hwy 2 turn north at the stoplight onto 5th St., then immediately left onto Main St. The statue is at the end of Main St. where it meets 1st St.
Admission:
Free
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Sultan John.

Sultan John Statue

Stopped in the town of Sultan and noticed this 13-foot-tall statue of Chief Tseul-Ted, aka: Sultan John. It was sculpted by Jerry Carter out of sawdust and resin and took most of a year to construct. He stands in Sultan's River Park.

[Connie in Seattle, 04/14/2016]

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Wayside Chapel - Tiny ChurchWayside Chapel - Tiny Church, Sultan, WA - 1 mi.
The Reptile ZooThe Reptile Zoo, Monroe, WA - 5 mi.
Camlann Medieval VillageCamlann Medieval Village, Carnation, WA - 13 mi.
In the region:
Lenin Statue, Seattle, WA - 29 mi.

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