Porter Sculpture Park is located just off

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in Montrose,

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(about 25 miles west of

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, on the eastern edge of McCook County). It is on the South Dakota

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, only 1/4 of a mile off of the interstate. There are over 50 sculptures in the Park which is situated on 10 acres. Many of the sculptures, in the style of industrial art, were made with scrap metal, old farm equipment, or railroad

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s. The largest sculpture in the park is a bull head. This sculpture took three years to build, weighs 25 tons, and is equal in size to the heads of

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. Every sculpture in the park was made by Sculptor Wayne Porter. The Park is open May 15 - October 15 annually. Admission is $10 per adult, $5 ages 13–17, and free for ages 12 and under.

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