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Rochester, MN water tower.

Considerable Corn

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. Built in 1973, the fiberglass ear is 25 feet tall.

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."

Also see: Salad of the Gods

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Giant Corn Gazebo

Address:
US Hwy 212, Olivia, MN
Directions:
Memorial Park on Hwy 212, south side.
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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Ear of Corn Water Tower

Address:
US Hwy 14, Rochester, MN
Directions:
South side of town, southeast corner of the junction of US Hwys 14 and S Broadway/63. Intersection of 12th St SE and 3rd Ave SE.
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Field of Giant Corn on the Cob

Address:
4995 Rings Rd, Dublin, OH
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 is on your left, at the interesction of Rings Rd.
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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Ears of Corn Propane Tanks

Cottage Grove Ag Center

Address:
2469 US-27, Liberty, IN
Directions:
Cottage Grove Ag Center. 4.5 miles east of Liberty, on the north side of US-27/Liberty Ave.
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