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Article: Unfinished business. (Stateline).(adornment for Kansas capitol dome)(Brief Article)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Kansans have been debating, discussing and arguing about a statue for the top of their Capitol dome since 1901. That year, the Legislature felt that a statue was too extravagant. Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, was to be the adornment, at a cost of $6,950. Later in the year, opponents argued that Ceres was a loose woman, and the debate was on. There have been other ideas for dome toppers over the years including a buffalo and the state's first governor, Charles ...