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MONUMENTS &
                                                     Memorials






                                                           There are wonderful monuments and memorials
                                                           near the capitol like the Fighting Stallions
                                                           Memorial, honoring eight South Dakotans,
                                                           including Governor George Mickelson, who died
                                                           in a plane crash in 1993. The state’s World War
                                                           II Memorial is set on a peninsula built into
                                                           Capitol Lake and consists of six bronzed figures
                                                           representing the military branches in which South
                                                           Dakotans served. Facing the WWII Monument
                                                           is the Korean War Memorial, a wall bearing the
                                                           names of the state’s fallen heroes. The Flaming
                                                           Fountain Memorial features a flowing artesian
                                                           well and provides a centerpiece for the war
                                                           memorials. This warm-water fountain flows into
                                                           Capitol Lake, keeping the water open year-round
                                                           and providing a welcome resting place for
                                                           migratory waterfowl. Nearby memorials also
                                                           honor the state’s fallen firefighters and law
                                                           enforcement officers.





































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