vers y ▁ ▁The ▁cross ▁that ▁stands ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁Table ▁Rock ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁vol atile ▁history ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁ ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁controvers y ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁Junior ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁( J ay ce es ) ▁built ▁the ▁cross ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ction ▁land . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ction ▁owned ▁a ▁ ▁tract ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁bl uff ▁of ▁Table ▁Rock . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Jay ce es ▁submitted ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Cor re ction ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁a ▁ ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁would ▁surr ound ▁the ▁land ▁around ▁the ▁cross . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁Cor re ction ▁Board ▁de emed ▁the ▁desired ▁land ▁sur plus ▁and ▁turned ▁it ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Department ▁of ▁Land s . ▁Id aho ▁Board ▁of ▁Land ▁Commission ers ▁records ▁reve al ▁that ▁because ▁the ▁requested ▁land ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁very ▁edge ▁of ▁Table ▁Rock ’ s ▁led ge , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Cor re ction ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁it ▁would ▁neg atively ▁impact ▁the ▁surrounding ▁state ▁owned ▁land . ▁ ▁S ale ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Land ▁Board . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁an ▁au ction ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁with ▁the