| Indian and the Puritan | |
| Location: | Opposite 5 Washington Street(Newark Public Library), Newark, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 40.7439°N -74.1703°W |
| Architect: | Gutzon Borglum |
| Added: | October 28, 1994 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 94001256 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 13, 1994 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1273[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994, as part of the Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission.[3]
The monument is a 22feet bronze lamp standard featuring two carved marble sculptures, a Native American and a Puritan. The lamp standard has Newark's city seal and two inscriptions that describe the city's history.[2] The monument was commissioned by the city to commemorate its 250th anniversary, 1666–1916. It was moved to its current location in Washington Park in 1977.[3]
Other sculptures by Borglum in Newark are: Seated Lincoln (1911), First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark (1916), and Wars of America (1926).[4]