Porter Sculpture Park

One of sculptures in the park.

Porter Sculpture Park is located just off Interstate 90 in Montrose, South Dakota (about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls, on the eastern edge of McCook County).[1] It is on the South Dakota Drift Prairie, only 1/4 of a mile off of the interstate. There are over 50 sculptures in the Park which is situated on 10 acres.[2] Many of the sculptures, in the style of industrial art, were made with scrap metal, old farm equipment, or railroad tie plates. The largest sculpture in the park is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) bull head. This sculpture took three years to build, weighs 25 tons, and is equal in size to the heads of Mt. Rushmore.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/01/09/porter_sculpture_park_off_the_i_90_in_south_dakota.html
  2. ↑ http://www.portersculpturepark.com/
  3. ↑ http://www.portersculpturepark.com/

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60 foot tall, 25 ton metal sculpture made out of welded railroad ties
Metal Sculpture
Metal Sculpture

Coordinates: 43°39′46″N 97°10′49″W / 43.66278°N 97.18028°W / 43.66278; -97.18028


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