Brookings in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tangle Town

By Patrick Dougherty

October 15, 2023

1. Tangle Town Marker

Inscription. These structures were part of an installation called Tangle Town at the Children's Museum of South Dakota. Artist Patrick Dougherty worked with more than 70 volunteers over a three week period to harvest willow saplings and construct this work of art. The structure, completed in May 2017, was the artist's first installation in the state of South Dakota.

Each silo had an oculus, or circular window, at the top to give a view of the sky and to lighten the snow load in the winter. Can you see the window?

Some of the silos have been relocated here to the Dakota Nature Park, where they can age and decompose naturally and provide a unique and visually striking habitat for any animal dwellers of the park. Do you see any inhabitants now?

Erected by Brookings, South Dakota and Children's Museum of South Dakota.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2017.

Location. 44° 16.149′ N, 96° 46.475′ W. Marker is in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It can be reached from 32nd Street South (County Highway 26) half a mile west of 22nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. Located in Dakota Nature Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1705 32nd St S, Brookings SD 57006, 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 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Recycling Trash Into Our Treasure (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Larson Hill & Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Downtown (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hillcrest Timber Claim (approx. 2.9 miles away); Brookings / Hillcrest Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Heart of Brookings (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pioneer Park (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookings.

Also see . . . Community Art Project Promotes Outdoor Play | Children's Museum of South Dakota. (Submitted on December 2, 2023.)

October 15, 2023

2. Tangle Town Marker

Tangle Town Structures & Marker image. Click for full size.

October 15, 2023

3. Tangle Town Structures & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2023. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2023.