19 Story Cross Dominates Landscape

Large cross

Check out this huge cross in Groom, Texas. It was built by Steve Thomas and a group of 250 welders. Here are a few facts about the cross from this web page:

  • It stands 19 stories tall.
  • The arms stretch 110 ten feet across.
  • It’s made of welded steel covered with steel sheeting.
  • There are no guide wires or extra supports keeping it up.

Be sure to see the full-page description of the cross, and the beautiful pictures of the cross at night.

Deacon Nick

Nick Senger is a husband, a father of four, a Roman Catholic deacon and a Catholic school principal. He taught junior high literature and writing for over 25 years, and has been a Catholic school educator since 1990. In 2001 he was named a Distinguished Teacher of the Year by the National Catholic Education Association.

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