The Black Hawk Statue, which towers over the Rock River near Oregon, will finally be getting a much-needed restoration.
A campaign to raise the money needed to restore the statue has reached its goal, said John Lindhorst, president of Oregon Together.
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OREGON – The Black Hawk Statue, which towers over the Rock River near Oregon, will finally be getting a much-needed restoration.
A campaign to raise the money needed to restore the statue has reached its goal, said John Lindhorst, president of Oregon Together.
“I cannot say enough about how impressed I have been with the outpouring of support from the Oregon community,” he said. “The people of Oregon joined together and made it happen.”
Locally, $225,000 was raised to match the $350,000 grant the state Legislature made to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The goal was reached through donations from the Etnyre Foundation, private foundations, local banks and Oregon Together, Lindhorst said.