Valdez in Chugach Census Area, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Trail of the Whispering Giants
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2012
1. Trail of the Whispering Giants Marker
Peter Toth is best known as a 'humanitarian' artist with a dream to honor the American Indian. Peter, his hands poised with hammer and chisel, has traveled throughout America for over 20 years fulfilling a mission to create his personal gifts of heroic monuments. These Whispering Giants stand 20 to 40 feet tall honoring the Native Americans.
Since beginning his mission in 1971, Peter has completed more than 70 Whispering Giants in all 50 states, Canada and Hungary. Peter's giant statues are prominently displayed in parks, on museum grounds, Indian Reservations, Interstate Welcome Centers, and library and courthouse lawns. The smaller statues that Peter creates at his studio have funded his travels and are collected by museums, corporations and most often by everyday private collectors.
Artist: Peter "Wolf" Toth Height: 30 ft Width: 10 ft Weight: 85,000 lbs Indian Statue: #40 Medium: Wood - Sitka Spruce Completed: October, 1981
Erected 1981. (Marker Number 40.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.
Location. 61° 7.864′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Southcentral Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2012
2. Trail of the Whispering Giants Sculpture & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 24 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
