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Modern SitesSite Name: Truckhenge
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 89.978 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Plains Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Topeka
Latitude: 39.076176N Longitude: 95.606192W
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Modern Stone Circle (of sorts) in Kansas, USA. The UK has Stonehenge. Nebraska has Carhenge. Topeka has Truckhenge. "I figured Kansas can't be left out, we gotta have something up here - get a little excitement," said Owner of Truckhenge Ron Lessman.

Ron has been working on Truckhenge for about six years.

There are six trucks standing on end, buried four feet into the ground. Ron, who lives in a flood plane, must ensure the trucks won't float away.

"I put four, 3,000-pound blocks, two or four yards of concrete, two scoops of gravel, which was 4,000 pounds to a scoop of gravel. And then there was a ton of iron in each one of 'em."

The trucks date to the 1940s and '50s. Ron got them from a neighbor.

"I didn't see like throwing them away 'cause they're just too nice a specimens for trucks."

There is a colorful "Zoned to Speak Out" sign on the property and the trucks are painted with various quotes, "Rise up" and "Vote," among others.

Ron even has a Beer Bottle City, a sculptures made of thousands of bottles.

"There's 3,000 in the first one and 1,800 in the next two."

Ron received a plaque from Shawnee County Recycling and Preservation for his recycling mastery.

Ron has a sense of humor about his distinctive art.

"The bumpers, well, anybody has a question about me being a farmer. I got a bumper crop."

So why does Ron like doing this.

"Well, you gotta distinguish yourself," Ron said.

Additional info:
Truckhenge is open to the public. Ron Lessman's Truckhenge is located at 4124 N.E. Brier Road in Topeka. If you would like a tour, call Ron at (785) 234-3486.
"Truckhenge is an expression of loving this country," he said. "It's about expression of life."

Source: 49ABC News.

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