Statues of Paul Bunyan
There are a number of statues of Paul Bunyan on display in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
The most famous statue of Paul Bunyan is the 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Bangor, Maine
Another 31-foot (9.4 m) statue can be found in Bangor, Maine. Standing since 1959, it weights 3700 pounds.[1] The statue is shown with a large ax in one hand, and a peavey in the other hand, and is the largest statue of Paul Bunyan in the world.[1]
Klamath, California
At the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California there is a 49-foot (15 m) tall Statue of Paul Bunyan."[2]
Cheshire, Connecticut
When the 26-foot "Muffler Man" Paul Bunyan was erected in front of a local lumber business in the 1980s, the town objected to the statue, citing that it was a violated of town codes given its substantial height. Finding no limitation on flagpole height on the books, the owners of the statue replaced Bunyan's axe with an American flag.[3]
Others
Smaller (although still larger than life) statues can also be found in the Minnesota towns of Akeley, Bemidji, and Brainerd as well as Manistique, Michigan; Ossineke, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Lakewood, Wisconsin.[1] Paul Bunyan's Log Chute, an amusement park ride inside Bloomington, Minnesota's Mall of America, also houses large statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
References
- ^ a b c Bahr, Jeff (2009). Amazing and Unusual America. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Publications International, Ltd. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-4127-1683-3.
- ^ Places you can spot Paul Bunyan this summer, Today, June 28, 2012.
- ^ Muffler Man - Bunyan, Of Necessity, a Patriot
External links
Media related to Paul Bunyan statues at Wikimedia Commons
