TALLEST - Uncle Sam in the World - Lake George, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 43° 23.754 W 073° 42.190
18T E 605022 N 4805596
The World's tallest statue of Uncle Sam is located outside the Magic Forest amusement park in Lake George, NY
Waymark Code: WMJ426
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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In the parking area outside the Magic Forest Amusement Park stands a giant fiberglass Uncle Sam statue. The statue is surrounded by a low iron fence. A sign on the fence is inscribed:

HERE STANDS UNCLE SAM
THE WORLD'S TALLEST UNCLE SAM
WAS BOUGHT FROM DANBURY
FAIR IN 1981. ERECTED HERE AT
MAGIC FOREST IN 1982. HE STANDS
38 FEET TALL, WEIGHS 4,500 LBS.
AND IS MADE OF FIRERGLASS.
REPAINTED WITH ACME BASE COAT
CLEAR COAT SYSTEM IN 1992.

Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign by the statue; Roadside America website

Location of coordinates: Magic Forest Amusement Park

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