Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty (HM252X)

Location: Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Minnehaha County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 31.922', W 96° 43.386'

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Lady Liberty first graced McKennan Park in 1942 although the statue was not formally dedicated until August 1, 1943. As several thousand watched, twins Thelma and Elma Iverson unveiled a wood carving of the Statue of Liberty. The statue had been owned by pioneer Charles A. Sells who said that it was carved as a model by Frederic A. Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty located on Liberty Island, New York City.

A public subscription conducted by the Sioux Falls Garden Club raised funds to buy

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the carving, and Sells presented a bill of sale to Mayor C.M. Whitfield. Years later the statue was removed because of vandalism.

On October 28, 1886, when accepting the gift of the original Lady Liberty from France for America, President Grover Cleveland said, "We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home: nor shall her chosen altar be neglected."

The new bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty was place on the restored stone pedestal in 2002 returning Lady Liberty to McKennan Park once again.
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HM NumberHM252X
Series This marker is part of the Statue of Liberty Replicas series
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByDr. John Wichtman in honor of Jean Douglas Wichtman, "A Beautiful Life Lived", Minnehaha County Historical Society in Memory of Dr. Verlynne and Suzanne Volin
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 683979 N 4822417
Decimal Degrees43.53203333, -96.72310000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 31.922', W 96° 43.386'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 31' 55.32" N, 96° 43' 23.16" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1500-1598 S 2nd Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57105, US
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