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Big Cabin, Oklahoma: Standing Brave: Giant Indian Chief

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Big Cabin Travel Plaza

Address:
Hwy 69, Big Cabin, OK
Directions:
Big Cabin Travel Plaza. I-44 exit 283 onto Hwy 69.
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Standing Brave: Giant Indian Chief

Standing Brave is nearly 50 feet tall, and greets visitors to a travel plaza in the Cherokee Nation. Built in 2001.

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Giant Indian Chief - Standing Brave.

Standing Brave: Giant Indian Chief

Don't have to stop to see it -- it's right next to the highway.

[Amelia, 05/13/2023]

Thanks for slowing and rolling down your window.

Standing Brave.

Standing Brave

Standing tall at the edge of the truck stop on March 25, 2019.

[Suzanne Scherrer, 04/03/2019]

Standing Brave is over 50 feet tall, more than twice the height of a typical Muffler Man.

Standing Brave.

Giant Indian Chief - Standing Brave

Standing Brave is still standing tall as of November 25, 2017.

[Sumoflam, 11/30/2017]

Giant Indian Chief.

Giant Indian Chief - Standing Brave

Close to the Cherokee Restaurant. In very good condition and very easy to see from the highway.

[Monica V. McCormick, 08/22/2017]

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