The Indian, a 9-foot statue completed in 1904 by sculptor Arthur Putnam, has a place of honor in Presidio Park alongside the road leading to The Junipero Serra Museum. The Indian is one of the Putnam statues commissioned by E. W. Scripps to depict California history. He was to create a series of five bronze figures representing the different peoples who had played an important role in our history. The first was to be the Indian, the first inhabitant of the area.