U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis - Tecumseh statue, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston.

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis - Tecumseh statue, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston.

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U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis - Tecumseh statue, (1902?). ['Tamanend, Chief of Delaware Indians', wooden sculpture by William Luke, made in 1817. The sculpture was the figurehead of the warship USS Delaware which was burned during the American Civil War. The figurehead was rescued and put on display at the United States Naval Academy. The midshipmen (erroneously?) named the sculpture for Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader].

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