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A close-up view of the pediment of the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. The stone carved figures, starting with the woman at the center, allegorically represent Progress, History, Plenty, Law, Art and Labor. The roman-styled portico of the capitol building was designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and carved by Australian sculptor Peter Rossack.
A very typical scene from rural towns in parts of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio that I have visited, where local residents hang up street banners recognizing, and honoring the sacrifices of war veterans from many eras, from World War II, up through the present day. I imagine scenes like this are common place in other states in the Midwest as well. This particular photo comes from Midway, Kentucky, which is name Midway because it is half way between Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital, and Lexington, one of Kentucky’s largest cities, the heart of the bluegrass region, and self-proclaimed as the Horse Capital of the United States. Midway was founded in 1835.
The floral clock on the grounds of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. The clock was constructed in 1961 following an appropriation by the governor at that time, Burt T. Combs. The clocks construction was a joint project between the state government and the Garden Club of Kentucky. For a time after its construction the clock was derided as waste of taxpayers money, but it soon became the most visited tourist attraction in the state and attitudes ultimately changed. The clock is patterned after a similar clock that Combs’ saw while on a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland.