{"id":1027,"date":"2010-08-11T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T02:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrismackler.com\/newmm\/?p=65"},"modified":"2013-07-05T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T20:19:23","slug":"bald-knob-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macklermedia.com\/staging\/1237\/bald-knob-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Knob Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"333\" height=\"520\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"i=I0000EoohRNNXPAE&amp;b=1\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/imgWidget.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"i=I0000EoohRNNXPAE&amp;b=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"333\" height=\"520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/imgWidget.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"i=I0000EoohRNNXPAE&amp;b=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>This Saturday, I was on a mission to explore the area some more. So I got into my car, drove across the bridge, and wandered through southern Illinois. I have heard about the Bald Knob Cross, so when found signs pointing towards it, I followed them through a winding 5-mile road until I reached the massive structure.<\/p>\n<p>Completed in 1963, the cross stands 111 feet tall and, when lit at night, is visible over  an area of more than 7,500 square miles.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"i=I0000hljWmZ6gWq8&amp;b=1\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/imgWidget.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"i=I0000hljWmZ6gWq8&amp;b=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/swf\/imgWidget.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"i=I0000hljWmZ6gWq8&amp;b=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\nView from the base of Bald Knob Cross.<\/p>\n<p>~ Chris Mackler<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto: chris@macklermedia.com\"> chris@macklermedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday, I was on a mission to explore the area some more. 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