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W is for War Eagle Monument

Lindsey Nelson
Jul 12, 2017
Jul 12, 2017
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Rueben Snake, Winnebago tribal leader, blows a whistle "to summon eagles" at the peace pipe portion of a plaque dedication ceremony Monday, June 27, 1978 at the War Eagle monument. Joe Rockboy, center, of Vermillion, Yankton Sioux, listens. City and county officials as well as Indian community leaders attended the rites and Indian style lunch. Markers were installed at the monument base earlier. (Staff photo by George Johnson)

Journal file photo by George Joh

War Eagle Monument

Conrad Swanson

Storm clouds roll over the War Eagle monument at War Eagle Park Monday in Sioux City. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning through 5 p.m.

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

Lindsey Nelson

SIOUX CITY | If you're looking for one of the best views Sioux City has to offer, make your way up to War Eagle Monument at sundown. Remembered as a lifelong advocate of harmony and camaraderie, War Eagle was buried at the top of the bluff overlooking the Missouri River Valley.

Born around 1785, War Eagle was a riverboat guide on the upper Mississippi and delivered messages for the American Fur Company. Many lasting bonds were created between War Eagle and area American settlers, which set a tone of friendship that spread through the area. War Eagle received a silver medal from President Martin Van Buren in 1837 in honor of his work in Washington, D.C. to negotiate peace treaties.

Chief War Eagle's Grave Historical Marker is located inside War Eagle Park in Sioux City.