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Oelrichs, South Dakota: Skeletal Metal Rancher Monument

Small sculpture on a pedestal: a skeleton cowboy lassos a skeleton steer while astride a skeleton horse.

Address:
US Hwy 385, Oelrichs, SD
Directions:
South of town on the southbound side of US 385.
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Metal rancher sculpture.

Skeletal Metal Rancher Monument

The town of Oelrichs is named after a rancher, and this centennial project, erected in 1989, captures the spirit of cattle wrangling with a cartoonish metal sculpture.

[Roadsideamerica.com Team, 09/26/2004]

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