Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Moses

October 1, 2022

1. Moses Marker

Inscription. Created between 1513 and 1515
by Italian Renaissance Master
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(born 1475 and died 1564)
This bronze cast of the original marble sculpture was given to Augustana College and the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota by
Thomas L. and Marie L. Fawick The Fawicks commissioned noted sculptor Felix W. DeWeldon to create the work in concert with the Italian government in Rome, Italy during 1967 and 1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1513.

Location. 43° 31.525′ N, 96° 44.353′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is on Commons Drive (West 30th Street) east of South Grange Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located on the campus of Augustana University, west of Morrison Commons. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2112 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57197, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and

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on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mammoth: Denizen of the Ice (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ole Rölvaag's Writing Cabin (about 500 feet away); Land Grant (about 500 feet away); The Old Yankton Trail and Stage Road (approx. half a mile away); AAUW Sioux Falls Branch (approx. half a mile away); An Institution of Organized Kindness (approx. ¾ mile away); Drs. Van Demark (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lowell School (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.

Moses & Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

October 1, 2022

2. Moses & Marker, from the south

October 1, 2022

3. Moses

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