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Utah State Capitol in Reflecting Fountain at Sunset – Salt Lake City

April 1, 2021 0 Comments

Utah State Capitol in Reflecting Fountain at Sunset – Salt Lake City

Utah State Capitol in Reflecting Fountain at Sunset - Salt Lake City

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The Utah State Capitol Building was constructed over 4 years, between 1912-1916. designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, it uses the Neoclassical revival, Corinthian architectural style.

The building houses two of three branches of state government. The Utah House and Senate, and the executive branch. The building houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the state auditor.

Statues on the grounds of the capitol include those for Daniel C. Jackling, Edward Harriman, Thomas L. Kane, Martha Hughes Cannon, Marriner S. Eccles, and one to Chief Massasoit as a tribute to the Wampanogas chief who greeted the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

Utah’s first capitol building, known today as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, is located in Fillmore.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

As a side note, the interior of the Utah State capitol shares a lot of similarities with the Kentucky state capitol, built around the same time, even though they utilize different architectural styles.

Utah Government – Utah State Capitol Building

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Donaldson Cave (Shawnee Cave) – Spring Mill State Park – Indiana

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Donaldson Cave (Shawnee Cave) – Spring Mill State Park – Indiana

Donaldson Cave (Shawnee Cave) - Spring Mill State Park - Indiana

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The cave is part of a system of tunnels that extend more than 8000 feet within Spring Mill State Park. Other caves in the system include Bronson Cave and Twin Caves. The latter is large enough to accommodate a boat operated by park personnel, that explores the parks underlying karst (limestone) landscape.

Southern Indiana, and Kentucky are well known for their karst-related features. Signs for a variety of cave tours can be seen along the major highway systems. These include Marengo Cave, Squire Boone Caverns, Bluespring Caverns, and of course the world famous Mammoth Cave National Park outside of Brownsville, KY.

Indiana Geological & Water Survey – Karst Features in Indiana
Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Spring Mill State Park
National Park Service – Mammoth Cave National Park

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Historic Aetna Gas Station – Middletown – Kentucky

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Historic Aetna Gas Station – Middletown – Kentucky

Historic Aetna Gas Station - Middletown - Kentucky

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This was Middletown’s (a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky) first gas station, built in the late 1920’s by I.W. Quesenberry. The gas station sold Aetna Oil Company gas, and other products, and includes a Deem gas pump. The gas station’s original life was pretty short. As the construction of U.S. 60 (Shelbyville Road) to the north in 1936, diverted away much of the traffic that would have used the station. In the intervening years, the station was used by a drying cleaning business, and a taxi cab service. In 1996 the building was donated to the city, and a federal grant was used to restore it back to its original purpose.

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