Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1900 — The Highest Cross In the World. [ARTICLE]

The Highest Cross In the World.

Grosses are placed in all sorts of positions, but the monster structure that has recently been erected on the peak of the highest of the Hartz Mountains can certainly claim to be the highest cross in the world. As a matter of fact, the cross is a tower, and has been built more for the purpose of sight-see-ing than anything else. The tower stands on the Josephshaehe Mountain, and commands a magnificent view. The mountain itself is 1,731 feet above the level of the sea, and the cross-tower is 120 feet high. The colossal structure rests on a quadrangle, shaped into an immense hall, to hold 800 people. A stairway of 200 steps leads to the top, and a hydraulic elevator will soon make travel upward easier.