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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 01 October 2009  Page Views: 57993

Modern SitesSite Name: Truckhenge
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 237.904 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
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Truckhenge submitted by Andy B : Truckhenge, photos courtesy of Brook Greene, son of the owner Ron Lessman. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Truckhenge submitted by Andy B : Truckhenge - Plaque. Photos courtesy of the owners. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Truckhenge submitted by Andy B : Truckhenge - Wide view. Photos courtesy of the owners. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Truckhenge submitted by Andy B : Truckhenge - The Bus. Photos courtesy of the owners. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Truckhenge submitted by Andy B : Truckhenge - Beer Bottle City (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Photo of Truckhenge Standing Truck by Anonymous on Sunday, 16 July 2017
That's pretty disgusting and so unnecessary. Really horrible. What a was to make America ugly.
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Trucktoberfest Music festival, October 3rd by Andy B on Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Saturday October 3rd at Truckhenge.

It's our fall Trucktoberfest Music festival. But rain or shine, the show will go on! We'll just move it indoors to the "Truckbay" which has its own indoor stage and plenty of room to dance and party. But the outlook is great! And we're excited about this event. (Bring along a jacket or sweater just in case it gets a little chilly at night) In no particular order:
Blood Of Apathy
Mirror Image
Head Change
Confined In Flesh
MORE MORE MORE.
Please no glass containers this time. All-ages. $10 bucks.

Link deleted as NSFW http://www.myspace.com/truckhengeartpark
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Re: Photo of Truckhenge Standing Truck by h_fenton on Sunday, 03 February 2008
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Another similar thing/sort of idea i came across on the net was fridgehenge

fridgehenge

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicoalesce/sets/1231744/
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Re: Photo of Truckhenge Standing Truck by Condros on Tuesday, 24 April 2007
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This is once again something that belongs in the Lunatic Fringe bin, It's as if the state of Kansas has little or nothing to do with it's time than to recognise "novelty recycling". If one can apply that term with a straight face.
It reminds me of the time when rural highways were clustered with stupid signs concerning the largest ball of foil or string, or the dog eared boy, How immature.
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Photo of Truckhenge Standing Truck by Anonymous on Friday, 16 March 2007
Inspirational photo from Kansas Recycling.
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