Americas largest flagpole

[Ugly]

I just put this on my list of places to visit. :usa:

 

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Edited July 29, 2014 by Ugly

[BigK]

that's AWESOME! I'd like to see that too

[MacGyver]

That's pretty cool.

[Dolomite_supafly]

And here I always thought it was Bill Clinton.

[bersaguy]

That is a great tribute to our country for sure................ :up: :up:

[RED333]

Very cool!

[Joseg]

Maybe they should put several of those along the border in the south, so there's a reminder that this is the United States of America. Just like Mexico has one flying across the border. 

[wtl]

[quote name="Joseg" post="1173345" timestamp="1406652088"]Maybe they should put several of those along the border in the south, so there's a reminder that this is the United States of America. Just like Mexico has one flying across the border. [/quote] That would be encouragement. Put up Mexican flags and make'em think they took a wrong turn.

[rugerla1]

Wow, that is AWESOME!

[wileecoyote]

[quote name="wtl" post="1173361" timestamp="1406653162"]That would be encouragement. Put up Mexican flags and make'em think they took a wrong turn.[/quote]Put up sniper towers instead, with night vision cameras and scopes, and let it be known that illegal crossings will be fired upon. One or two dead border crossers would be enough to keep that section secure.

[RC3]

Dont get it? Its a giant flag. What makes it so special? I mean, you could hang anything else in its place and it would be just that, a giant flag pole. 

[Ugly]

Dont get it? Its a giant flag. What makes it so special? I mean, you could hang anything else in its place and it would be just that, a giant flag pole.

That's just it, it's big. They made it as a sign of respect for their veterans. Pretty darn cool. 120' long flag flying majestically. It is impressive!

[RC3]

That's just it, it's big. They made it as a sign of respect for their veterans. Pretty darn cool. 120' long flag flying majestically. It is impressive!

Gotcha. I think a mural might have been a better choice. But it makes sense now. I thought they just went and built a big ass flag pole. 

[56FordGuy]

That's actually their third attempt. The first one fell, the second one was swaying in the wind badly enough during construction that it was halted and taken back down. Then they put this one up. I believe this one also houses some cell phone equipment. :)

[RC3]

That's actually their third attempt. The first one fell, the second one was swaying in the wind badly enough during construction that it was halted and taken back down. Then they put this one up. I believe this one also houses some cell phone equipment. :)

After that, I think a mural would have been better.

[56FordGuy]

From Wiki:

 

 

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ACUITY raised the tallest flagpole in the United States on July 2, 2005. The steel pole was 338 feet (103 m) high, 6 feet (1.8 m) wide at the base, weighed 65 tons (without the flag), and was sunk into a 550-ton block of concrete that was 40 feet (12 m) deep, 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and reinforced by steel rods. The flag was 120 feet (37 m) by 60 feet (18 m), or 7,200 square feet (670 m²). Each star was 3 feet (0.91 m) high and each stripe was 4½ feet wide. It weighed 300 pounds.^[3] This flag and flagpole outdid an earlier Acuity record, a flag raised June 2, 2003, atop a 150-foot (46 m) flagpole. Oddly enough, the new flagpole was actually a replacement; the old pole toppled over due to stress and high winds, falling away from nearby Interstate 43. The new flagpole was designed with extra bracing and placed much farther from the highway.^[4] A powered hoist raises the flag at 80 feet (24 m) per minute, regardless of wind conditions, and is synchronized so that the flag reaches the top of the pole just as the Star Spangled Banner ends. ^[5] On October 4, 2007 it was announced that the flag pole would yet again be rebuilt to allow access to the beacon marker on top in case of light bulb replacement. The flag was rebuilt and the top section finished on April 4, 2008. On April 7, 2008 the pole, without a flag yet flying, began swaying noticeably during relatively low wind speeds. On April 8, 2008 the ball and top section were again removed, followed by a full removal of the pole.

In April 2014, Acuity announced another attempt at the nation's largest flagpole to be erected by that year's Fourth of July, this time with a 400 feet (120 m) pole built by Manitowoc wind turbine manufacturer Broadwind Energy. The flag to be hoisted will measure 120 feet (37 m)x60 feet (18 m), with an LED lighting system designed to be visible from Cedar Grove 11 miles (18 km) south and much heavier reinforcement of the pole structure. The new flag pole stands 400 feet (120 m) tall. A 120 feet (37 m) by 60 feet (18 m) flag was raised for the first time on May 22, 2014. The pole has a concrete base spanning 11 feet (3.4 m) wide at the bottom. ^[6]

 

 

As for the cell equipment, I believe you can see a little bit around 4:12-4:13 in the video.