Herbert Hoover - Rapid City, SD
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Visitors to Rapid City are greeted by the City of Presidents, a series of life-size bronze statues of our nation’s past presidents along the city’s sidewalks.
The project began in 2000 to honor the legacy of the American presidency.
Waymark Code: WMFACR
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2012
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Herbert Hoover, Thirty-First President of the United States - 1929-1933
Since President Hoover was a Quaker he did not take an oath of office, instead he affirmed his presidency. During his term, he approved the "Star-Spangled Banner" as our national anthem.
Herbert Hoover was president during one of the worst economic disasters in America's history.
Hoover was one of two presidents who did not accept a salary for being president, instead donating his salary to charity.
Hoover is shown standing on a platform that symbolizes Hoover's contributions to people around the world.
The base of this statue includes the Hoover Dam which is attributed to Hoover's engineering abilities and a chaff of wheat representing Hoover's organization of shipments of food for starving millions in Europe.
Location: Corner of Main Street and 5th
Sculptor: James Michael Maher
Visit Instructions:
You must have visited the site in person, not online.