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Join us Friday, June 15 at 10am as we unveil these statues in the Capitol Rotunda in Pierre. 10th Governor of South Dakota - William McMaster (1921-1925) - Artist, James Van Nuys 17th Governor of South Dakota - Merrell Sharpe (1943-1947) - Artist, Lee Leuning and...

The year 2016 was historic for South Dakota’s Trail of Governors as the foundation reached the half-way point with 15 bronze statues – half of our former governors’ images. We celebrated this milepost of the journey on this Trail since beginning six years ago with...

While the physical trail is located in South Dakota’s state capital, the project has brought partners together from across the state and beyond its borders. The foundation has commissioned South Dakota artists to create life-sized, bronze statues of the state’s past...