Roadside Attraction: Tallest Uncle Sam in the World - Lake George, NY

Tallest Uncle Sam in the World

Lake George, NY

N 43° 23.754 W 073° 42.190

Quick Description: 

The World's tallest statue of Uncle Sam is located outside the Magic Forest amusement park in Lake George, NY.

Long Description:

In the parking area outside the Magic Forest Amusement Park stands a giant fiberglass Uncle Sam statue. The statue is surrounded by a low iron fence. A sign on the fence is inscribed:

HERE STANDS UNCLE SAM

THE WORLD'S TALLEST UNCLE SAM

WAS BOUGHT FROM DANBURY

FAIR IN 1981. ERECTED HERE AT

MAGIC FOREST IN 1982. HE STANDS 

38 FEET TALL, WEIGHS 4,500 LBS.

AND IS MADE OF FIRERGLASS.

REPAINTED WITH ACME BASE COAT

CLEAR COAT SYSTEM IN 1992.