New Statue in Westerly Memorializes Running Legend Tarzan Brown

New statue in Westerly memorializes running legend Tarzan Brown

Narragansett Tribe member and two-time Boston Marathon winner Ellison "Tarzan" Brown is now memorialized in bronze.

Ellison 'Tarzan Brown' honored with statue in Westerly

WESTERLY — On a glorious Saturday in his birthplace of Westerly, Ellison "Tarzan" Brown finally basked in his day in the sun.

New Ellison ‘Tarzan’ Brown Statue Dedicated in Westerly

The new statue of Ellison “Tarzan” Brown outside the Westerly train station was designed by local sculptor Serena Bates. (Photos by Lauren Clem) Dozens gathered in Westerly over the weekend to pay tribute to an icon whose recognition is long overdue. Ellison “Tarzan” Brown was a Westerly native who won the 1936 and 1939 Boston Marathons. He was also a member of the Narragansett Tribe whose famous feats have gone down in local Indigenous history.…