Progress of the State Progress of the State Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The statuary group is in an arrangement known as a "quadriga", consisting of a chariot pulled by four horses. Three human figures: two women and a man are included. The sculpture, made by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, was completed and raised to the roof of the capitol in 1906. The underlying armature is
Minnesota State Highway 9 from Breckenridge to Ada and along the former route of US 75 to its current northern terminus. This extended segment of the highway was completely paved in 1959; the last section completed was between Barnesville and US 10. In 1961, MN 9 was extended again, replacing MN 17 from Benson to New London. Minnesota State Highway 9 State Highway 9 or Trunk Highway 9 (MN 9, TH 9) is a state highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern terminus at its