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A 30-foot white statue of the Virgin Mary beside Interstate 80 near the Wyoming-Nebraska border, weighing about 180 tons. Cowboy State Daily (2023) reports it by Robert Fida of Frisco, Texas, completed in 1999, in a shrine with kneeling benches, other statues, monuments and a covered pavilion, maintained by the family of founders Ted and Marjorie Trefren.
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Our Lady of Peace Shrine
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Approximate location · 41.190° N, 104.070° W
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Reached from I-80 Exit 401 at Pine Bluffs. Open to all visitors regardless of religion.
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