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Durand, Illinois: Large Cow Holding a Steak (Gone)

Maybe ten feet tall, this cow statue stands upright on its hind legs, wears a chef's hat, and holds a steak.

Directions:
Country Cottage. On the west side of S. Center Rd just north of W. South St.
Hours:
August 2016: Reported gone since 2015.
Status:
Gone

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Cow Holding a Steak

There was a large cow statue holding a steak. We drove there on August 3, 2016 and asked the business about it. They removed the statue sometime in 2015.

[Emily C, 08/06/2016]

Cow with steak.

Large Cow Holding a Steak

In front of a restaurant is a big fiberglass cow holding a steak and what appears to be a tube of toothpaste.

[Bob Hendrix, 04/13/2010]

The cow is wearing a chef's hat, standing on its hind legs, and might be 10 ft. tall.


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