Effingham is the historic crossing point of Illinois interstates, highways, and railroads. This city greets visitors with a mighty 198-foot (60 m) cross built in 2001. The Cross at the Crossroads has a visitor center, chapel, and the cross its self is circled by an interactive monument for each of the Ten Commandments. [![strait_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQtviPKdkRMvAGmfDnxiWszwjdUz3vPeT7Uqfjk1RcuHa/strait_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeu3srAfpA2TPMZTaYV8q1YRzTy9KeD5Pr82E35NMWZrB/strait.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} [![far_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmT7xZCHJTteMEmQb4j5V8m28wGVb2PaZdJ1RzKhifcMPy/far_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXR4vFES1QHQBgXrF2Z7ZsC7zHaPRyb4qAggRMbe8hai3/far.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} [![signinfo_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYNLatJuhHeA3uRVrAs8nATh4ZFqDo8VtnArewWkYenzo/signinfo_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmThHC7pyv7SJq3tzYAC5BwdQxWPA8AEC4vXTd6V2MGi87/signinfo.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} [![signmap_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZ9tEz9p6x5MZpG7Z1LmRHK6fhxQ3ZWYmLkaVDopxNHWk/signmap_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPsSFb175xZ63w5ceH9Cyg517rARoaRCGcXDEaUqj93Kj/signmap.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} [![perspclose_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWPzhbiv27ACimXzCQhmSocjPNfKPYk2Arb6VbMcXAU2V/perspclose_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUM7aKv35heCn1KcqSWRnwbx5oBpHmuGzU7qujo8PCRqK/perspclose.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} [![door_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbhMiEQPWBj9sxWQKxK5EgyFMfMBYx7imeh684ggYGFcS/door_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbLexbMNqn1dYsYq1nRka2DuKJYAMbez24jbPMqnarC8t/door.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} # Ten Commandments Each Commandment has a bench and a button to play an audible recording, while overlooking the words etched into a very shiny stone monument. [![button_40.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbDYBMxcipQ4oMCJoB4LGTpeSe6hCug5MwztzNbTEwTGg/button_40.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmT7WkzZYCXMpJcgiBbFEsydxzXuwBut4LAgBn6oQH5R6L/button.jpg) ^{*(click for higher quality)*} I started on my right and went counter clockwise around the cross to each monument. I listened to each recording and found the audio was very well done and not just reading the stones. One[![c1_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS9GS85pCWyp3gSofiH6gA96q9GCujXAKRXozDwFYfe9Z/c1_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXRrx5Es3KiXbZw81xvyMRXpQW5jWbKqhHkqnyy7uETdU/c1.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*}|Two[![c2_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeGpB7EqPMhsL8yhaJcqTRSdXco5zRUbUqFL9yKqjAQcn/c2_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZGo2xGA5ysn34D1sfv44H1yGXsowWgWuMEdBdTmtG1Fg/c2.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*} --|-- Three[![c3_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTVMfMBcYtPmteHn6M74Z87LMLAki1FcbHHhNVQifqv6F/c3_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmP7SZ6MUb16RttEzCTkE2gK2HtfUz4fykHizskfXvX6K6/c3.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*}|Four[![c4_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZtBAQTSMC5mZJ3ABVuTDkSuh3Nu2oe5yy53BS3ZFqGy4/c4_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf6WbWGHXTpEPqS2krnPa4V6rCmnA2Z9PqrQqj42Xvcp5/c4.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*} Five[![c5_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPC2j1owka6t9nUQX7JFoTkomaVCMwDD95FiqAotBakBZ/c5_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUs1TitVDPDxujfeyXXNzXTkQXiTkVH1tZbgey6bovTi1/c5.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*}|Six[![c6_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX5PvuyaHuXBkgFufSDC5ru4dABxRKV1HCTFQKByPAAUF/c6_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf5tBjGhYB1ZgWnwkJPGcwQnza9f8ZzipZRcqJkCLjVLV/c6.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*} Seven[![c7_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY7rxcEDKQ63cxS11CCPuYzbZ5X912FXXEX9kKLJiq9mX/c7_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXuWBgQy8X65DsNFyrHUgL2SAbTRNftzVvmKT922rNkCV/c7.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*}|Eight[![c8_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPivgg7bUZpX71t7aF5UMpaybY1vFRzWea4YcrTuDn42T/c8_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQE6WSLPmKXkgGyKWRDXzQzvhRFKzmZ1D7E8vzm27Q2HS/c8.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*} Nine[![c9_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYbXVeuepscGbDRDrV4ZMETFJPzcC9HikKP87jtdqaXE9/c9_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVXYNAuKmjJ3qXHgwbsbmJbMXrFTiMcvsfh8QA1KLVMmt/c9.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*}|Ten[![c10_25.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVDLNvj6R6nYoG9dTAMmanXnf7EfHrqVigNLCkd1YeXML/c10_25.jpg)](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcZpBuCrxJCeiXWdRKn6X5KHbYAzswRbE6vn2vqNNDfad/c10.jpg)^{*(click for higher quality)*} Please see their website, [The Cross Foundation](http://www.crossusa.org), to learn about the "I Love You Card" program and see pictures of the cross under construction. * Photographed on September 5, 2018 by @soill * [Effingham, Illinois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois) * [The Cross Foundation](http://www.crossusa.org) * [Google Maps Location](https://goo.gl/maps/vMf4T9hC4kR2) * [Google Street View](https://goo.gl/maps/2WoWgxsxDbp) [//]:# (!steemitworldmap 39.107354 lat -88.571212 long Cross at the Crossroads d3scr)