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[[File:Statue of Gov. Arthur C. Mellette on the Trail of Governors in Pierre SD USA.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of [[Arthur C. Mellette]], the first Governor of South Dakota and the first statue to be placed on the Trail of Governors]] The '''Trail of Governors''' is series of life-size bronze statues of [[Governor of South Dakota|former governors of South Dakota]] in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]], the state capital. After installing its first statues in 2012, the project completed its goal of placing statues of every former governor ten years later with the 2022 unveiling.<ref name="2022Statues">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/06/19/final-three-trail-governors-statues-unveiled/|title = Final three Trail of Governors statues unveiled|publisher=[[KDLT-TV]]/[[KSFY-TV]]|date=June 19, 2022|last=Goss|first=Austin}}</ref> Future governors, beginning with incumbent Governor [[Kristi Noem]], will be added after they leave office.<ref name="2022Statues" /> Sculptors who have created statues for the project include [[John Lopez]], James Van Nuys, James Michael Maher, Lee Leuning and Sherry Treeby.<ref name="2017Statues">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Four-new-statues-unveiled-along-Trail-of-Governors-in-Pierre--428931263.html|title = PHOTOS: Four new statues unveiled along Trail of Governors in Pierre|publisher=[[KSFY-TV]]|date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> |
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The '''Trail of Governors''' is a project to place life-size bronze statues of every former [[Governor of South Dakota]] in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]], the state capital. As of 2018, twenty-two statues have been placed. <ref>https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/brandon/2018/06/08/three-more-trail-governors-statues-coming/685736002/</ref> The most recent additions, in 2018, were statues of [[William H. McMaster]], [[Merrell Q. Sharpe]] and [[Ralph Herseth]]. <ref>https://www.kdlt.com/2018/06/15/three-new-statues-added-to-trail-of-governors-in-pierre/</ref> |
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Three more statues will be added in 2019: [[Samuel H. Elrod]], [[Archie M. Gubbrud]] and [[Dennis Daugaard]]. <ref>https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/daugaard-will-be-one-of-2019-trail-of-governors-statues/1531348066</ref> |
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Statues have been added to the trail since 2012: |
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* 2012: The trail's first statues portrayed [[Arthur C. Mellette]], [[Harlan J. Bushfield]] and [[Walter Dale Miller]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.capjournal.com/news/first-trail-of-governors-statues-unveiled/article_c15dbdd4-b6aa-11e1-b2f0-001a4bcf887a.html|title=First Trail of Governors statues unveiled|newspaper=[[Capital Journal]]|date=June 15, 2012|last=Nixon|first=Lance}}</ref> |
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* 2013: Statues were added of [[Frank Farrar]], [[Harvey Wollman|Harvey L. Wollman]] and [[William J. Janklow]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://listen.sdpb.org/post/trail-governors|title = Trail of Governors|publisher=[[South Dakota Public Broadcasting]]|date = June 17, 2013|last=Gehrke|first=Karl}}</ref> |
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* 2014: In conjunction with celebrations of the South Dakota's 125th anniversary of statehood, the trail added statues of [[Robert S. Vessey]], [[Peter Norbeck]] and [[George S. Mickelson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Latest-Trail-of-Governors-statues-unveiled-281200281.html |title=Latest Trail of Governors statues unveiled |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130052512/http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Latest-Trail-of-Governors-statues-unveiled-281200281.html|publisher=[[KSFY-TV]] |date=November 1, 2014|archive-date=November 30, 2014}} </ref> |
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* 2015: New statues were added portraying [[Charles N. Herreid]], [[George T. Mickelson]] and [[Richard F. Kneip]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/12/sd-trail-governors-statues-unveiled/71121908/|title = SD Trail of Governors statues to be unveiled|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=June 12, 2015|author=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> |
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* 2016: The trail added statues of [[Warren E. Green]], [[Nils Boe]] and [[M. Michael Rounds]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/06/17/south-dakota-unveiling-statues-former-governors/86064054/|title = South Dakota unveiling 3 more statues of former governors|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=June 17, 2016|author=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> |
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* 2017: Four statues were added to the trail, portraying [[Tom Berry (South Dakota politician)|Tom Berry]], [[Leslie Jensen]], [[Sigurd Anderson]] and [[Joe Foss]].<ref name="2017Statues" /> |
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* 2018: Statues of [[William H. McMaster]], [[Merrell Q. Sharpe]] and [[Ralph Herseth]] were added to the trail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.capjournal.com/news/a-fence-a-fish-and-a-fuel-can-latest-additions/article_d8d00a8c-729a-11e8-806c-c3f3f38b02d7.html|title = A fence, a fish and a fuel can: Latest additions to Trail of Govs unveiled|newspaper=[[Capital Journal]]|date=June 18, 2018|last=Askins|first=Dave}}</ref> |
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* 2019: The trail added statues of [[Samuel H. Elrod]], [[Archie M. Gubbrud]] and [[Dennis Daugaard]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail |title=Statues of former-Gov. Daugaard, two others unveiled for Pierre's Trail of Governors {{!}} Jamestown Sun |newspaper=[[Jamestown Sun]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615011600/https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail|date=June 15, 2019 |last=Mearhoff |first=Sarah |archive-date=June 15, 2019}} </ref> |
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* 2021: Statues of [[Charles H. Sheldon]], [[Coe I. Crawford]] and [[Carl Gunderson]] were unveiled, following a one-year delay due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.drgnews.com/trail-of-governors-2020-statue-unveiling-postponed-due-to-covid-19/|title = Trail of Governors 2020 statue unveiling postponed due to COVID-19|publisher=Dakota Radio Group|date=May 20, 2020|last=Burrall|first=David}}</ref> |
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* 2022: The trail completed its initial placement of statues, adding [[Andrew E. Lee]], [[Frank M. Byrne]] and [[William J. Bulow]].<ref name="2022Statues" /> |
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The Trail of Governors is series of life-size bronze statues of former governors of South Dakota in Pierre, the state capital. After installing its first statues in 2012, the project completed its goal of placing statues of every former governor ten years later with the 2022 unveiling.[1] Future governors, beginning with incumbent Governor Kristi Noem, will be added after they leave office.[1] Sculptors who have created statues for the project include John Lopez, James Van Nuys, James Michael Maher, Lee Leuning and Sherry Treeby.[2]
Statues have been added to the trail since 2012:
- 2012: The trail's first statues portrayed Arthur C. Mellette, Harlan J. Bushfield and Walter Dale Miller.[3]
- 2013: Statues were added of Frank Farrar, Harvey L. Wollman and William J. Janklow.[4]
- 2014: In conjunction with celebrations of the South Dakota's 125th anniversary of statehood, the trail added statues of Robert S. Vessey, Peter Norbeck and George S. Mickelson.[5]
- 2015: New statues were added portraying Charles N. Herreid, George T. Mickelson and Richard F. Kneip.[6]
- 2016: The trail added statues of Warren E. Green, Nils Boe and M. Michael Rounds.[7]
- 2017: Four statues were added to the trail, portraying Tom Berry, Leslie Jensen, Sigurd Anderson and Joe Foss.[2]
- 2018: Statues of William H. McMaster, Merrell Q. Sharpe and Ralph Herseth were added to the trail.[8]
- 2019: The trail added statues of Samuel H. Elrod, Archie M. Gubbrud and Dennis Daugaard.[9]
- 2021: Statues of Charles H. Sheldon, Coe I. Crawford and Carl Gunderson were unveiled, following a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
- 2022: The trail completed its initial placement of statues, adding Andrew E. Lee, Frank M. Byrne and William J. Bulow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Goss, Austin (June 19, 2022). "Final three Trail of Governors statues unveiled". KDLT-TV/KSFY-TV.
- ^ a b "PHOTOS: Four new statues unveiled along Trail of Governors in Pierre". KSFY-TV. June 16, 2017.
- ^ Nixon, Lance (June 15, 2012). "First Trail of Governors statues unveiled". Capital Journal.
- ^ Gehrke, Karl (June 17, 2013). "Trail of Governors". South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
- ^ "Latest Trail of Governors statues unveiled". KSFY-TV. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
- ^ Associated Press (June 12, 2015). "SD Trail of Governors statues to be unveiled". Argus Leader.
- ^ Associated Press (June 17, 2016). "South Dakota unveiling 3 more statues of former governors". Argus Leader.
- ^ Askins, Dave (June 18, 2018). "A fence, a fish and a fuel can: Latest additions to Trail of Govs unveiled". Capital Journal.
- ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (June 15, 2019). "Statues of former-Gov. Daugaard, two others unveiled for Pierre's Trail of Governors | Jamestown Sun". Jamestown Sun. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019.
- ^ Burrall, David (May 20, 2020). "Trail of Governors 2020 statue unveiling postponed due to COVID-19". Dakota Radio Group.