Cross-Country 2017

Visited the City of Presidents, a collection of bronze statues of, currently, 43 U.S. Presidents placed at various intersections in downtown Rapid City. Pretty cool, and maybe a little creepy, especially at night, since the statues are all posed doing something. Andrew Jackson, arms folded, stern look on his face, donning a long, Count Dracula-like cape, Richard Nixon, sitting with tented fingers like he's plotting something. Some of the statues were very recognizable, even from across the street, like Washington, Jefferson, Eisenhower, Kennedy (walking with John-John), Clinton, Carter -- all the ones most people would recognize, I guess. Other statues threw me off because of their peripherals. Like the guy standing next to a barrel I thought must be John Adams because his cousin, Samuel Adams, is a beer brand. (Okay, that's convoluted, I know). But it turned out to be James Polk. Another guy carrying a saddle and waving a cowboy hat I thought had to be Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt. But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Calvin Coolidge. (Yikes! So I wouldn't win any contests identifying Presidents). But it was a fun game. We saw maybe 20 of them in all. I would imagine the schools and homeschools have a field day with these guys, having the kids running all over downtown doing projects and stuff. Plus, they make for easy meet-ups, like, "See ya at noon by Grover," or something to that effect.

Tracey Kmosko

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15 Apr 2020

Rapid City

August 01, 2017

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Rapid City, SD

Visited the City of Presidents, a collection of bronze statues of, currently, 43 U.S. Presidents placed at various intersections in downtown Rapid City. Pretty cool, and maybe a little creepy, especially at night, since the statues are all posed doing something. Andrew Jackson, arms folded, stern look on his face, donning a long, Count Dracula-like cape, Richard Nixon, sitting with tented fingers like he's plotting something. Some of the statues were very recognizable, even from across the street, like Washington, Jefferson, Eisenhower, Kennedy (walking with John-John), Clinton, Carter -- all the ones most people would recognize, I guess. Other statues threw me off because of their peripherals. Like the guy standing next to a barrel I thought must be John Adams because his cousin, Samuel Adams, is a beer brand. (Okay, that's convoluted, I know). But it turned out to be James Polk. Another guy carrying a saddle and waving a cowboy hat I thought had to be Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt. But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Calvin Coolidge. (Yikes! So I wouldn't win any contests identifying Presidents). But it was a fun game. We saw maybe 20 of them in all. I would imagine the schools and homeschools have a field day with these guys, having the kids running all over downtown doing projects and stuff. Plus, they make for easy meet-ups, like, "See ya at noon by Grover," or something to that effect.

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