Although we normally see such images in movies, seeing them in real life makes one wonder “Is it an advertising campaign?” It doesn’t make you think. These arrows, which have managed to attract the attention of many Americans, naturally scare many people. After all, there are giant arrows found almost everywhere in the country that most people don’t know about.
Even though it sounds scary, as you can guess, there is actually nothing so scary. However, if you are wondering why someone made such giant arrows, let us explain immediately:
Years ago, high-tech navigation systems had not yet been invented.
From 1918 to about 1927, the Post Office Department administered America’s air mail service. At that time, airline service in America was not yet very advanced, and the Post Office needed to provide pilots with a solution to fly safely.
Pilots, who had great difficulty especially during night flights and in bad weather conditions, sometimes lost their way and were in a difficult situation. The Post Office Department had only one solution at that time, which was to build 15-meter illuminated signal towers across the country.
However, the Post Office Department was handed over to private companies in 1927 and the Ministry of Commerce took responsibility for the airlines.
During this period, concrete directional arrows approximately 21 meters long began to be used to guide pilots. Each beacon was given a number, and arrows showed the pilots the next beacon. In fact, it was a good and logical system considering the past conditions, but there was a mistake.
This system, which was expected to be useful especially at night, did not help the pilots at all; Pilots could not see the concrete arrows at night because there was no lighting system.
Since they usually flew very high during the day, the concrete arrows became invisible again. In fact, pilots often found their bearings by looking at rivers, mountains, or other directional landmarks.
As navigation technology progressed, these giant concrete arrows became obsolete.
With the construction of the last arrow in 1931, these arrows, which were not used very frequently, were replaced by new technological developments. These interesting ruins, bearing the traces of the first days of air travel, have survived to this day. Although many people think that this is the work of aliens when they first see it, this idea is actually no different from conspiracy theories.
Who knows, maybe it’s one of Bill Gates’ plans to destroy the world. 🙂
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