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. The project's goal is to place statues of every former governor; as of 2021, twenty-eight statues have been placed.[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 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.[8]
- 2018: Statues of William H. McMaster, Merrell Q. Sharpe and Ralph Herseth were added to the trail.[9]
- 2019: The trail added statues of Samuel H. Elrod, Archie M. Gubbrud and Dennis Daugaard.[10]
- 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.[11]
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. Future governors, beginning with Governor Kristi Noem, will be added after they leave office.
References
- ^ https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail [dead link]
- ^ "PHOTOS: Four new statues unveiled along Trail of Governors in Pierre".
- ^ "First Trail of Governors statues unveiled".
- ^ "Trail of Governors". 17 June 2013.
- ^ https://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/Latest-Trail-of-Governors-statues-unveiled-281200281.html [dead link]
- ^ "SD Trail of Governors statues to be unveiled".
- ^ "South Dakota unveiling 3 more statues of former governors".
- ^ "PHOTOS: Four new statues unveiled along Trail of Governors in Pierre".
- ^ "A fence, a fish and a fuel can: Latest additions to Trail of Govs unveiled".
- ^ https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/government-and-politics/4626344-statues-former-gov-daugaard-two-others-unveiled-pierres-trail [dead link]
- ^ "Trail of Governors 2020 statue unveiling postponed due to COVID-19".
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