Near Dayton in Columbia County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
The Giant on the Hill
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2020
1. The Giant on the Hill Marker
Before you on the hillside above the Touchet River Valley is a 300-foot tall Green Giant, placed there in 1993 by employees of the Green Giant Company and local volunteers. His outline and partial vest are made of painted paving blocks. These blocks are heavy, and fears of a landslide temporarily brought efforts to finish his vest to a halt.
The Giant replaces the original located 1/2 mile west whose color was highlighted only with fertilized grass. Can you imagine he's was hard to see much of the year.
To this day, local volunteers continue to love and care for the Giant on the Hill.
Erected by Green Giant Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 46° 18.468′ N, 117° 59.985′ W. Marker is near Dayton, Washington, in Columbia County. Marker is on U.S. 12 near Chandler Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36711 US Highway 12, Dayton WA 99328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "Good things from the Garden, (here, next to this marker); Dodge Quarantine Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Homeland
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Also see . . . Green Giant -- Wikipedia. The original mascot had very little in common with the familiar green figure of today: he was a scowling caveman wearing a bearskin rather than foliage designed by John Olson from northwestern MN (this original concept actually owed much to a dark Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Der Bärenhäuter – Bearskin). In 1935 a young copywriter, Leo Burnett,[a] revised the face of the brand: "he traded the bearskin for a leafy suit, gave the Giant a smile...and put the word 'Jolly' in front of the Giant's name." (Submitted on October 31, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2020
2. The Giant on the Hill and Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2020
3. The Giant on the Hill
Photographed By Trip Advisor
4. The Jolly Green Giant
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on October 31, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
