Holly Shrine Virtual Cache
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Shrine at the 1959 crash site of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big
Bopper & Roger Peterson north of Clear Lake
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" performed their
last show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake in February of 1959.
Following the show, the three rock & rollers boarded a
four-seat airplane in a light snow at the Mason City airport -- the
plane being piloted by 22-year-old Roger Peterson. Five minutes
into their fateful flight, the plane was observed (from the
airport) drifting downward when the tail light went dark. In the
early morning light, a search revealed that indeed the plane had
crashed and all aboard killed. This virtual cache is placed in
memory of the four young men -- and to all who followed to pay
their respects and remember them fondly through the monuments
built.
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