if you lean back on one of the four corners, you can see ad astra, an indian warrior. he is 22 feet, two inches tall. he is a bronze statue and even though i mentioned earlier that it took us 37 used to complete the capital, some people might say wasn't completed until 2002 because that is the year we put the chief on top of the building. there were notes that there should be a statue on top of the building. the goddess of agriculture was considered too promiscuous for the state of kansas so she was not chosen. it is an iconic tribute to the original people who were here first. there was a big ceremony when he was placed on top of the building. a tie in for the old and the new. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring took the cake, kansas. our cities tour staffers only traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about topeka at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> 150 years ago this weekend from a grieving nation gathered along the route of abraham lincoln's funeral t