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The Last Corn Palace:
In the late 19th century, several Midwestern cities built temporary structures covered in corn and other agricultural products as focal points for fairs and festivals. Large temporary "corn palaces" also became part of the annual National Corn Show that was held in different locations around the country in the early 1900s.
The city of Mitchell, South Dakota, built its first corn palace in 1892 to showcase the region's agricultural fertility as a draw to new settlers. The present version of the Mitchell Corn Palace is now the "World's Only Corn Palace." Each August, local artists sketch new mural designs that are transferred to roofing paper nailed to the mural panels covering the building. Over 275,000 ears of colored corn are nailed into place over the templates to create the murals. |