Gallup, New Mexico: Big Indian and Navajo Code Talker
Big statues of Chief Manuelito of the Navajo and a WWII Navajo Code Talker stand outside the Gallup Cultural Center.
- Address:
- 201 E. Route 66, Gallup, NM
- Directions:
- Stands in front of the Gallup Cultural Center. I-40 exit 22. Drive south, cross over the train tracks, then turn right onto Route 66. Drive a half-mile. The Center and Indian will be on the right.
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The World War II "Navajo Code Talker" is always visible in front of the Gallup Cultural Center, along with a large sculpture of Navajo Chief Manuelito.
[Wm Breiland, 07/30/2011]
This is a more modern style of a big Indian in Gallup, NM. It can be found at the entrance to the visitor center/rest stop on the north side of the highway from downtown Gallup. There is a park across the street with various interesting sculptures but my pictures didn't come out very good.
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It's a 12-foot-tall statue of Chief Manuelito of the Navajo. A few feet away stands an equally tall statue of a Navajo Code Talker, dressed in his World War II Marine battle gear. July 2011: Photo added.