A bronze statue of a Mingo Indian stands with proper right arm outstretched to welcome visitors to Wheeling. The figure wears moccasins, bead necklaces, a fringed loin cloth, feathers in his hair, and a quiver over his proper left shoulder. His proper left arm, draped with a cloth, is bent at the elbow with the hand near his chest. He has long hair and well-defined muscles. A bow rests on the plinth beside his proper right foot, which is slightly forward.

The Kiwanis Club of Wheeling, spurred by the vision of George W. Lutz, met the cost of casting and placing the Mingo. The artist, Henry Beu was an employee of North Wheeling Pottery. The statue is tribute to the Mingo, a detached band of the Iroquois Confederation which included the Delaware, Shawnee, Cayuga, Seneca, and Mohawk people. The Mingo lived in the area until the 1800s. On Jan. 29, 1982, the statue was severed at the ankles and taken from its pedestal by vandals. However, it was recovered and subsequently refurbished by the Mull Foundry. It was remounted and rededicated on April 21, 1983.