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Trail of Governors
1714 N. Lincoln
Pierre, SD 57501
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Donated to Date:
$1,880,619.12
updated 2/5/2020
Endowment Balance:
$29,856.36
updated 2/5/2020
About the Trail of Governors Foundation
The Trail of Governors is a non-profit group working to celebrate leaders who have shaped South Dakota into the state it is today. The Trail of Governors will be creating and erecting life-sized statues of all past South Dakota governors and forming a “trail” of the statues from the State Capitol grounds to downtown Pierre near the Missouri River.
Latest News
The class of 2019 Governor statues to be unveiled June 14, 2019
5th Governor 1905-1907 – Samuel H. Elrod
22nd Governor 1961-1965 – Archie Gubbrud
32nd Governor 2011-2019 – Dennis Daugaard
June 15, 2018 statue unveiling of Governor’s McMaster, Sharpe and Herseth
2017 Trail of Governors Annual Report
Governors to be unveiled on June 15, 2018
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 Sherri Treeby
21st Governor of South Dakota – Ralph Herseth (1959-1961) – Artist, James Michael Maher