Crosses of Secrecy
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Roughly south of Casa Grand, Ariz., in a vast expanse of desert dotted with scrub brush and devoid of footprints, riddles exist in plain sight.
Wander into just the right place, a pixel on a limitless plain, and it stands out like a beacon of improbability, a sliver of exactness in a random landscape.
Four tapered concrete slabs, roughly 30 feet long and 6 feet across at their widest point, radiate in each compass direction from a central point. It looks like an X that would mark the spot on a life-size treasure map.
But this cross, one of more than 100 that remain despite nature's relentless effort to erase them, are part of a story of guile, intrigue and secrecy. Login to discover their secret.
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