Eco-Earth - Salem, Oregon
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shadow101
N 44° 56.322 W 123° 02.653
10T E 496511 N 4976141
This former acid ball, used at the local paper mill, was converted into a large mosaic globe.
Waymark Code: WM9AT8
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2010
Views: 15
In 1986 the City of Salem purchased the property that was to become Riverfront Park. Among the items remaining were a 25-foot stainless steel ball once filled with acid, used to turn wood into pulp. A citizens group proposed that instead of recycling the steel ball, it be used for an art project at the park. And thus was the globe born. The ball is mounted very close to where it was used in the old factory, and volunteers labored for five years to complete the project. The globe is comprised of over 86,000 tiles, reflecting the various biomes of the planet, along with representations of the flora and fauna of Earth, and with many of the world's natural and man-made wonders.
Stationary or rotating globe: Stationary
Historical or current information: Current
Surface (elevation) relief: no
Size: 25 feet
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