'Not to lose faith' in Mitchell, Corn Palace Festival forged through Great Depression
A continuing series on the 100th anniversary of the current Corn Palace in Mitchell Written By: Marcus Traxler | × The Mitchell Republic commemorates the 100th anniversary of the modern Corn Palace in 2021. (Mindy Wirtzfeld / Forum Design Center) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the current Corn Palace building, which opened in 1921. Damaged by economic turmoil, low commodity prices, drought and dust storms, the Great Depression impacted Mitchell and South Dakota far and wide in the 1930s. That included the Corn Palace F...
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