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Ft Randall Chapel

    


First conceived By Lt. Colonel Pinkey Lugenbeel and designed by George Bush (post carpenter), the combination chapel, library and lodge was erected in 1875 with the sweat from many a soldier and at a cost of $20,000.
Built in the shape of a cross, the yellow chalk, red cedar and black walnut cathedral-style building included a bell tower with a winding staircase. A large organ and bell that could be heard from miles around were installed. Upon abandonment in 1892, and with exception of the chapel and its contents were sold at a private sale.

In 1896, the 36 inch, 550 lb steel church bell found a new home in the belfry of the Springfield, S.D. city hall. Since that time, the chapel has deteriorated. In 2003, th U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, assisted by the National Park Service and local historical societies, worked to restore the historic chapel. At the same time, local historians directed their efforts at returning the bell to its original site. Military retirees Dick Barta of Vermillion, S.D. and Don Barta of Wagner S.D., along with Almon Adam of Pickstown, S.D. and a former resident of the Fort Randall community, convinced the bell's caretakers that the bell should be returned to its home. The bell found its way back home in the summer of 2004.

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Below..Demonstration of 60 mph winds