It is 190 feet tall and had the claim of being the largest cross in the western hemisphere. But someone in Illinois built one that was 8 feet taller. Florida also got in on the act and has one that is 208 feet.
I guess this was pretty impressive back in 1995 when it was built. I'm sure that the contrast of this against the flat prairie was impressive. Now there is a wind farm on the other side of the interstate. Seeing these taller wind turbines for a few miles made spotting the actual cross a bit anti-climatic. Oh well, I guess they had a good run.
I think the distinction (I use that word loosely) is it is the tallest "metal siding" cross. Quiz: The man who funded and built it is in what industry?
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I'm pretty sure this is a moving target and will one day be the "tallest aluminum alloy" cross. Not sure of who funded it was, but I'd bet it was oil or cattle.
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