Vulcan, iron man built by the Chamber of Commerce for the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, is the second largest statue in America, the first being the Statue of Liberty. Vulcan at its permanent home on the top of Red Mountain mounted on a 120-foot tower overlooking the city. The statue is 50 feet tall and weighs 120,000 pounds. One thumb is three feet long and weighs 170 pounds.

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