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| The Tallest Wooden Flagpole |
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Remember when Dunkirk boasted of having the "tallest 1 piece wooden flagpole in the World"? Thanks to Bill Kinner for these great pictures! |
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| Brought in on railroad cars from Seattle 1927 |
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Observer Article from 1972 |
| Mr Dobrinski and Bill Kinner 1972 |
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Protecting the wooden pole from splitting
Bill Kinner & Tom Kolassa |
| Bill Kinner climbs the old pole to set the pull rope |
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1 inch steel cables have been rusted through |
| higher and higher |
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view of NYS unemployment office |
| view of the Red Barn |
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view of Geo. Ray Tires & the Cadillac Garage |
| Water Filtration plant and the Lakeside Club |
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looking down from the top |
| There she Falls! Dunkirk's tallest 1 piece wooden flagpole in the world 1927-1972 |
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