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North Jackson, Ohio: Big Mary on a Rock Tower

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National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

Address:
2759 N. Lipkey Rd, North Jackson, OH
Directions:
National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. Turnpike exit 218. Follow signs for Mahoning Ave./Hwy 18 heading east. At first intersection, turn left onto Lipkey Rd. Drive two miles; you'll see the tower on the right.
Phone:
330-538-3351
Admission:
Free
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National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.

Big Mary on a Rock Tower

Climb 64 steps up a 55-foot-high rock tower to get close to a 16-foot-tall granite Mary. Built in 1965. Named a "minor basilica" in 2014.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [12/16/2014]

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Our Lady of Lebanon.

Big Mary on a Rock Tower

We arrived at 5:40 pm and found the grounds and the stairway open, but the chapel inside/under it was closed. The view was nice from the top!

[Adriana, 05/14/2021]

Big Mary on a Rock Tower.

Big Mary on a Rock Tower

The shrine is under construction at the moment.

[Don Ford, 09/02/2018]
Big Mary on a Rock Tower

There's a chapel underneath through the doors at the bottom. Pretty inside.

[Lisa, 04/07/2015]

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