Paul Zantow Memorial

Paul Zantow, a successful McPherson County farmer, was born in Germany on March 23, 1883, emigrated to America in 1902, and settled near Leola, where he purchased land in 1907. He steadily increased his holdings and farmed there almost until his death on September 2, 1971. Zantow was a South Dakota pioneer in planting trees for shelter belts and in using soil conservation methods. The Paul Zantow Memorial Grove was given by one of his five children, Alice (Mrs. Ralph) Kane, a 1944 Home Economics graduate of S. D. S. U. and the first woman to serve as president of the student body.

Brookings, South Dakota · United States