Oh Give Me a Dome ... or Two, or Five

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States across the country take pride in their state capitols -- whether they have a dome or not.

Oklahoma has plans to move from the list of eight states without caps on their capitols to join the dome group. Gov. Frank Keating announced Tuesday that money has been raised to place a dome on the Oklahoma State Capitol.

All of the states bordering Oklahoma except New Mexico have domes on their capitols.

It's somewhat odd that New Mexico does not have a dome on its present capitol, which was dedicated in 1966. For a short period, New Mexico had a capitol with two domes.

In 1886, a new territorial capitol was built along the Santa Fe River with two …