Minuteman II Missile Exhibit At Cultural Heritage Center Ending This Weekend

Minuteman II Missile Exhibit At Cultural Heritage Center Ending This Weekend

PIERRE — This weekend is the final few days for the “Silent Silos: South Dakota’s Missile Range” exhibit to be on display at the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. Museum Director Jay Smith says the exhibit, which featured South Dakota’s history as a Minuteman II missile field went on display in May of 2018. It also won an Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History…

The exhibit was a collaboration with the National Minuteman Missile Historic site along I-90 in Pennington County…

Roughly 65 to 70-percent of the artifacts held by the National Site were displayed during the exhibit in Pierre…

Smith says the exhibit seemed to be universally accepted…

The Cultural Heritage Center is open from nine to 4:30 Monday through Saturday and one to 4:30 on Sundays. Admission is free to all South Dakota residents.