Harlan J. Bushfield Trail of Governors statute

16. Harlan J. Bushfield was honored in 2012 by the Trail of Governors with a life-size bronze statue by sculptor James Michael Maher. The statue, placed at the intersection of Pierre Street and Sioux Avenue in downtown Pierre, features a small bust of Thomas Jefferson and papers that quote Bushfield’s speeches and writings. Bushfield admired Jefferson’s commitment to small and limited government.