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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Old State Capitol Is Closed on Mondays





Land was donated for
the Old State Capitol 
in 1847.

Construction was
completed in 1852.










Designed by 
this Gothic Revival building
sits atop a bluff overlooking
the Mississippi River.











This Capitol was so different that
Mark Twain made fun of it.










The Old State Capitol became a
 museum in 1994.   

As a cost cutting measure, 
this museum & other state
museums have been closed
on Mondays.  




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