Considerable Corn
Olivia, Rochester, Minnesota , Dublin, Ohio
Corn captures the admiration of a handful of Midwestern and plains states towns, from Ohio to South Dakota. The Libby Foods corn water tower in Rochester, MN, stands tall and undigested. Corn statues can be found in Olivia, MN, and in abundance in Dublin, OH.
In
Olivia, Minnesota, a single half-husked cob towers over a roadside gazebo. It
is 25 feet tall, made of fiberglass, and has been up since 1973.
The field of corn in Dublin, Ohio, was created in 1994 by Columbus Artist Malcolm Cochran. There are 109 six foot tall ears, arranged in a pattern of rows. According to local tipster Emily, it's a giant sculptured political statement. "The artist wanted to depict the industrialization and destruction of Ohio's farmlands by making a sculpture of corn, once Ohio's most prolific crop, out of the most industrial and cheap product he could find, hence the cement."
Address: Rochester, MN [Show Map]
Directions: South side of town, SE corner of the jct of US 14 and US 63.
Address: 4995 Rings Rd, Dublin, OH [Show Map]
Directions: I-270 to the Tuttle Crossing Blvd exit. Drive east a half-mile, then turn left on Frantz Road. Drive another half-mile. The corn will be on your left, at the interesction of Rings Rd.
Hours: Daylight hours.
