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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>
[[File:Photo Jul 20, 2 49 16 PM.jpg|thumb|The Trail of Governors statue of [[Arthur C. Mellette]], by sculptor John Lopez, was the first unveiled, in 2012. Mellette was the first [[Governor of South Dakota]].]]
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. The project's goal is to place statues of every former governor; as of 2019, twenty-five statues have been placed.<ref>https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail</ref> Sculptors who have created statues for the project include John Lopez, James Van Nuys, James Michael Maher, Lee Leuning and Sherry Treeby.<ref>https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Four-new-statues-unveiled-along-Trail-of-Governors-in-Pierre--428931263.html</ref>


Statues have been added to the trail since 2012:
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]].<ref>https://www.capjournal.com/news/first-trail-of-governors-statues-unveiled/article_c15dbdd4-b6aa-11e1-b2f0-001a4bcf887a.html</ref>
* 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>
* 2013: Statues were added of [[Frank Farrar]], [[Harvey Wollman]] and [[William J. Janklow]].<ref>https://listen.sdpb.org/post/trail-governors</ref>
* 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>
* 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>https://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Latest-Trail-of-Governors-statues-unveiled-281200281.html</ref>
* 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>
* 2015: New statues were added portraying [[Charles N. Herreid]], [[George T. Mickelson]] and [[Richard F. Kneip]].<ref>https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/12/sd-trail-governors-statues-unveiled/71121908/</ref>
* 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>
* 2016: The trail added statues of [[Warren E. Green]], [[Nils Boe]] and [[M. Michael Rounds]].<ref>https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/06/17/south-dakota-unveiling-statues-former-governors/86064054/</ref>
* 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>
* 2017: Four statues were added to the trail, portraying [[Tom Berry]], [[Leslie Jensen]], [[Sigurd Anderson]] and [[Joe Foss]].<ref>https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Four-new-statues-unveiled-along-Trail-of-Governors-in-Pierre--428931263.html</ref>
* 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" />
* 2018: Statues of [[William H. McMaster]], [[Merrell Q. Sharpe]] and [[Ralph Herseth]] were added to the trail.<ref>https://www.capjournal.com/news/a-fence-a-fish-and-a-fuel-can-latest-additions/article_d8d00a8c-729a-11e8-806c-c3f3f38b02d7.html</ref>
* 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>
* 2019: The trail added statues of [[Samuel H. Elrod]], [[Archie M. Gubbrud]] and [[Dennis Daugaard]].<ref>https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail</ref>
* 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>
* 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>https://www.drgnews.com/trail-of-governors-2020-statue-unveiling-postponed-due-to-covid-19/</ref>
* 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>
* 2022: The trail completed its initial placement of statues, adding [[Andrew E. Lee]], [[Frank M. Byrne]] and [[William J. Bulow]].<ref name="2022Statues" />

Following the 2021 unveiling, there are three remaining former governors to be added to the trail: [[Andrew E. Lee]], [[Frank M. Byrne]] and [[William J. Bulow]]. A statue of Governor [[Kristi Noem]], the state's current governor, will be added once she leaves office.


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==

*[https://www.trailofgovernors.com Trail of Governors]
*[https://www.trailofgovernors.com Trail of Governors]


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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Governor of South Dakota]]

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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 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:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Goss, Austin (June 19, 2022). "Final three Trail of Governors statues unveiled". KDLT-TV/KSFY-TV.
  2. ^ a b "PHOTOS: Four new statues unveiled along Trail of Governors in Pierre". KSFY-TV. June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Nixon, Lance (June 15, 2012). "First Trail of Governors statues unveiled". Capital Journal.
  4. ^ Gehrke, Karl (June 17, 2013). "Trail of Governors". South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
  5. ^ "Latest Trail of Governors statues unveiled". KSFY-TV. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
  6. ^ Associated Press (June 12, 2015). "SD Trail of Governors statues to be unveiled". Argus Leader.
  7. ^ Associated Press (June 17, 2016). "South Dakota unveiling 3 more statues of former governors". Argus Leader.
  8. ^ Askins, Dave (June 18, 2018). "A fence, a fish and a fuel can: Latest additions to Trail of Govs unveiled". Capital Journal.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Burrall, David (May 20, 2020). "Trail of Governors 2020 statue unveiling postponed due to COVID-19". Dakota Radio Group.
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