Dinosaur Park - Rapid City, South Dakota
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N 44° 04.756 W 103° 14.694
13T E 640526 N 4882174
This park, built with the help of the WPA, was one of the earliest dinosaur parks in the United States. The free park features 5 large concrete dinosaurs shaped as dinosaurs were thought to look like in the 1930's.
Waymark Code: WM1JXF
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2007
Views: 105
The five sculptures were a WPA project supported by the city of Rapid City, which hoped to capitalize on the flood of visitors to nearby Mt. Rushmore. Emmit A. Sullivan is credited as the sculptor.
The dinos were dedicated on May 22, 1936, on the crest of a hill overlooking the city. The five figures -- an Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Stegasaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex., and a Brontosaurus, were fashioned from concrete over iron pipe frameworks.
The Brontosaurus is 80-ft. long and 28-ft. high, standing at the highest point of the ridge. The other dinos are situated along walkways straddling the ridge and down the slope to the parking lot.
They've been part of this free public park for over 70 years now. The park is free and open during daylight hours.
The park was designated a National Registered Historic Place in 1990.
Project type: Sculpture/Statue
Date built or created: 1936
City: Rapid City
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
Website for additional information: [Web Link]
Location: Not listed
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