More commoningly known as "The Big Cow", Three-O-Nina has been grazing here since 1967.
Back in 1966, Joe Krugel Sr. whom was working at Gorman's Dairy at this location, saw an advertisement about a giant cow that had been purchased by a dairy somewhere. He thought it was a great idea. Joe Sr. checked into it and learned the price tag was $4,000 — about the cost of a new Cadillac at the time. Mrs. Peg Gorman, owner of the dairy, wasn’t thrilled with the price.
One day, the people from Sculpture Advertising in Wisconsin called to say they were delivering a giant cow to a dairy in Connecticut and would pass through Wilkes-Barre. They would have the driver stop and show Mrs. Gorman the cow. When the truck pulled into Gorman’s parking lot in January 1967, the story goes there was a massive traffic jam on Route 309. People stopped their vehicles to get a glimpse of the giant cow. When Mrs. Gorman saw the reaction, she knew she wanted a giant cow in front of her dairy.
Joe Sr. placed the order. The big cow was delivered — without horns — in January 1967. The horns had to be taken off the cow to avoid hitting underpasses on the turnpike.
Once the big cow was set in place, Mrs. Gorman and Joe Sr. conducted a contest to name her. Hundreds of names were submitted before “Three-O-Nina” was chosen. The winner of the naming contest received a color TV — a big deal in 1967.
In 2010, Parade Magazine selected the top roadside attraction in all 50 states — Three-O-Nina was selected for Pennsylvania.
To claim this cache, you must post a photo of yourself, or an original object in front of "The Big Cow" at the posted coordinates. Any logs not including the photo will be deleted.
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