Construction of the cross frame was completed in two shops in Pampa, Texas by more than 100 welders and erected in July, 1995. The free standing Cross can be seen from twenty miles away. It is surrounded at its base by life-sized statues of the Stations of the Cross. Today, ten million people pass by the cross each year, and about 1,000 of them stop each day for a closer look. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.