From the site: Winds of Destiny - RVLife - Roanoke (Mill Mountain) Star - 6/13/15
The Roanoke Star is reputed to be the world's largest freestanding, illuminated, man-made star in the world. It is located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, VA, and was constructed in 1949 and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the cloudy weather, we visited the Star on our last day in the area with John's sister, Nancy, and her husband, John. It stands 88.5' tall and is illuminated with 2,000' of neon tubing. The outer star is red and the inner ones are white and blue. Different color configurations are used to significant important events of either tragedy or celebration. For example, just the outer red is illuminated to signify tragic events (similar to the concept of a flag at half mast). The st ...Read more...
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