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 40 was completely paved by 1958. In 2009, its eastern terminus was moved from US 12 in Willmar to CR 5 (30th Street SW). Minnesota State Highway 40 Minnesota State Highway 40 (MN 40) is a state highway in west-central Minnesota, which travels from South Dakota Highway 20 (SD 20) at the South Dakota state line near Marietta and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) in Willmar. MN 40 is in length. MN 40 serves as an east–west route between Madison and Willmar in west-central Minnesota. The route is also known as: