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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: mlappin on January 13, 2016, 09:21:54 PM

Title: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: mlappin on January 13, 2016, 09:21:54 PM

So I went to the Fort Wayne farm show today, just one annex of the Fort Wayne War Coliseum is larger than the farm show in Indianapolis. Wrote out a half a dozen or better quotes on a G series, commiserated with a few folks on making a wrong first choice, etc.

But on the way to the show right on US30 running thru Fort Wayne has to be the largest US Flag I’ve ever seen. The pole itself is 232 feet tall, the flag is 50x80 foot, the pole is 43 inches in diameter at the base and the base itself has 400,000 lbs. of reinforced concrete in it.

We swung into a shopping mall parking lot across the street and snapped a picture, unfortunately I forgot the video function on my iPhone is almost as good as the JVC HDD camcorder I have, with the light wind we had at the time it was out in all it’s glory with just a light ripple to the fabric, the wife and I both agreed that if we turned around and drove the 90 minutes back home it was time well spent.

In the picture it’s not trick of the camera angle as the flag pole is almost aligned with the front of the car dealership building, its just that big. It’s a Dodge dealer BTW. ;) The light pole in the picture is in the same parking lot we are in, the flag is clear across the parking lot and on the other side of a four lane highway.

http://www.glenbrookdodgechryslerjeep.com/dealership/our-flag.htm



(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/Marty_Lappin/IMG_1518_zps9rhcyier.jpg)

Title: Re: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: slimjim on January 14, 2016, 02:18:00 AM

BEAUTIFUL, simply BEAUTIFUL!

Title: Re: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: Roger2561 on January 14, 2016, 04:20:39 AM

Awesome picture!  Thanks for sharing.  Roger

Title: Re: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: atvalaska on January 14, 2016, 01:39:21 PM

That must be a pig , we have one /largest in this state at 142, and 30x60 its cool when the wind is ripppin

Title: Re: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: mlappin on January 14, 2016, 06:51:51 PM

My lovely bride posing at the base of the pole.

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/Marty_Lappin/IMG_1534_zpsn2k46ans.jpg)

Quote from: atvalaska on January 14, 2016, 01:39:21 PM

That must be a pig , we have one /largest in this state at 142, and 30x60 its cool when the wind is ripppin

Click on the picture below to see the video. It’s quite the site to see it just rippling away…..





(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/Marty_Lappin/th_IMG_1535_zpsafainvzz.mp4) (http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/Marty_Lappin/IMG_1535_zpsafainvzz.mp4)

Title: Re: Largest continuously flying US flag in the country
Post by: farmboythegreat on January 15, 2016, 05:11:58 AM

guts  glory  RAM    :thumbup: