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Mighty Og
''Mighty Og'' was a roadside attraction consisting of a high sculpture of a gorilla from the waist up. It originally graced a billboard promoting Rawhide City, a tourist attraction in Mandan, North Dakota. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=11 Wackiest Roadside Attractions in America )〕 The statue was auctioned following the Rawhide City bankruptcy. It was purchased by James Lelm who engaged a house mover to transport it the to Harvey, North Dakota. He had intended it as an attraction to his hardware store, but opted not to proceed due to structural concerns. A site was eventually located on Highway 52.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harvey, North Dakota - The Mighty Og )〕 The figure shakes its fist at a large hornet above its head to indicate that "even a gorilla can't beat the Hornets", a reference to the local school team.〔Dregni, Eric. ''Midwest Marvels'', pp. 217-218. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2006. ISBN 0-8166-4289-3.〕 The structure was destroyed in a strong windstorm sometime before June 2005. North Dakota has a number of these giant statues including a sandhill crane, a high Holstein cow, a grasshopper, and a buffalo. One hypothesis put forth is that these figures distinguish one community from another in an otherwise somewhat featureless landscape.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=North Dakota Substitutes 'Art' for Natural Wonders )〕 ==References==
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