Hiawatha
publication date: Monday, October 14, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)
category: 
Legends
clue: The top 'hawk was immortalized in a popular song of the mid-1800s.
explanation: Hiawatha, leader of the Mohawk tribe, was the subject of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. more…
intended difficulty: very hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates
trivia: The source image is a painting of Hiawatha by Thomas Eakins.
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