MORRISON- The massive cross that sits on the east side of Mount Lindo in Morrison has not been lit up since lightning struck it last summer
. Now, there is a plan by the Olinger Mount Lindo Cemetery to restore the cross and light it up once again.
The cross has been hit with innumerable lightning strikes and has recently become subject to target practice by shooters in the valley below.
"People shoot at them with rifles. And once it takes a neon out, it takes a transformer out and then you get all kinds of problems," said Mike Walters, director of operations for Gordon Sign.
The restoration plan is to replace the neon lights with LED lights which use a fraction of the power, thus wreaking less havoc on the electrical system when the lights go out.
Read more about the history of the Mount Lindo Cross as told by Joe Beine, a geneology buff who's blogged about cemeteries and cemetery symbols:
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