The 18 foot tall statue was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1971. The "Caveman" represents the Caveman booster organization that came about in 1922. They were officially named "Oregon Cavemen, Inc." and their goal was to promote tourism for Josephine County.
This group of business men would show up unexpectedly at major events in Oregon and around the country wearing furs and carrying clubs. They were certainly show stoppers, and grabbed attention wherever they went.
