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Christ of the Ozarks - Eureka Springs, Arkansas Southern Oddities

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Located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas atop of Magnetic Mountain, overlooking Eureka Springs, a 65 feet high monumental sculpture of Jesus, known as the Christ of the Ozarks. Like many of the stylized Jesus figures across the globe, the Christ of the Ozarks has developed its own reputation, as he faces west, blessing the town of Eureka Springs, for more than forty years, but that's not all. located just below this colossal Jesus is a a Walt Disney World of American conservative Christianity, The Great Passion Play theme park.

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Located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas atop of Magnetic Mountain, overlooking Eureka Springs, a 65 feet high monumental sculpture of Jesus, known as the Christ of the Ozarks. Like many of the stylized Jesus figures across the globe, the Christ of the Ozarks has developed its own reputation, as he faces west, blessing the town of Eureka Springs, for more than forty years, but that's not all. located just below this colossal Jesus is a a Walt Disney World of American conservative Christianity, The Great Passion Play theme park.

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JARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordis

JARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis

ORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com

[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]

Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.com

Researched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 17113] Wikipedia [Christ of the Ozarks] Atlas Obscura [Christ of the Ozarks] Encyclopedia of Arkansas [Christ of the Ozarks] Explore Southern History [Eureka6] Roadside America [Story 17112]

"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production.

This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network

Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studios

www.ordisstudios.com

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