Everything about Mennonite Settler Statue totally explained
The
Mennonite Settler is a 17-foot
limestone statue in
Newton, Kansas, honoring
Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage.
The statue was crafted in
1942 by
Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone. It depicts a bearded Mennonite farmer with hat in hand, in an attitude of prayer. The sculpture rests on a mosaic tile base with the inscription "Commemorating entry into Kansas from Russia of Turkey Red Hard Wheat by Mennonites 1874." The statue commemorates the introduction from
Russia of
Turkey Red hard winter wheat by Mennonite settlers, which helped make Kansas the "breadbasket of America." The statue was jointly financed through a community fundraising drive and a
Works Progress Administration (WPA) art project.
The statue was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in
1998 and underwent an extensive three-year restoration that was completed in
2000.
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