+TubaTwo Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) The Whispering Giant Sculptures category is up to 10 Waymarks, but I would really like to see it keep growing. buffaloman from Churchville, MD just logged Maryland's Whispering Giant. While he was visiting it, he had a chance to visit with Peter Wolf Toth, the sculptures' artist. He provided buffaloman with a list of Whispering Giants throughout North America. I posted the list on the category page, but I'll also post it here. If there is one near you, please take the time to Waymark it. All that is needed are coordinates and a good photo of the sculpture. If you can identify the type of wood and find the date it was dedicated that would be even better, but it's not required to log one. Here's the list: NOTE: Numbers assigned in order of completion. 1. CA- LaJolla 2. OH- Akron 3. FL- Deland 4. GA- Colquitt 5. AL- Dothan 6. PA-NW on I-80 7. NY- Dunkirk 8. WV- Wheeling 9. TN- Cleveland 10. FL- Punta Gorda 11. WA- Vancouver 12. LA- New Orleans 13. AR- Little Rock 14. IN- Fort Wayne 15. MI- Lansing 16. IL- Hopewell Est Spar 17. MS- Ocean Springs 18. NC- Wilmington 19. VA- Virginia Beach 20. NJ- Atlantic City 21. MD- Ocean City 22. DE- Bethany Beach 23. SC- Charleston 24. MO- St. Louis 25. MN- Two Harbors 26. WI- Hayward 27. CA- Des Hot Spngs 28. IA- Iowa Falls 29. KS- Troy 30. OK- Broken Bow 31. CO- Loveland 32. MT- Red Lodge 33. AZ- Winslow 34. TX- Texarkana 35. NE- Lincoln 36. WY- Worland 37. ID- Idaho Falls 38. SD- Aberdeen 39. ND- Mandan 40. AK- Valdez 41. IA- Osceola 42. RI- Narragansett 43. CT- Groton 44. FL- Fort Lauderdale 45. MA- Plymouth 46. ME- Bar Harbor 47. VT- Burlington 48. NH- Laconia 49. MA- Springfield 50. KY- Paduca 51. OH- Akron 52. UT- Murray 53. NV- Reno 54. NM- Las Cruces 55. TN- Johnson City 56. OR- Hillsboro 57. OR- Astoria 58. HI- Haleiwa, Oahu 59. MI- Wakefield 60. Canada-North Bay 61. IL- Ottowa 62. IL- Utica, Stvd Rock 63. NC- Cherokee 64. NC- Concord Buff Rch 65. PA- Williamsport 66. FL- Hollywood 67. Maitoba- Winnepeg Beach 70. ?? NC- Buckhead 6/4/06 ?? Thanks to buffaloman for re-typing the list from a paper copy he received from Peter Wolf Toth. Now go out and mark them! Edited October 2, 2006 by TubaTwo Link to comment
+BruceS Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 <snip> Here's the list: NOTE: Numbers assigned in order of completion. <snip> 24. MO- St. Louis Now go out and mark them! From my understanding, unfortunately the Whispering Giant in St. Louis was struck by lightning and had to be removed. Link to comment
+robert Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 There's a bit more of a detailed list available on this site Link to comment
+Rose Red Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) Re: Vancouver, Washington A wood carving of an Indian head was constructed in Esther Short Park and donated to the city in 1974. It was removed in 1992 after substantial deterioration from the elements. I do not know if the statue was destroyed or put in storage somewhere in Clark County. Edited October 2, 2006 by Rose Red Link to comment
+Dew Crew Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I didn't know there was a category for these. Will have to go an mark the one nearby. Link to comment
+TubaTwo Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Thanks for the information about the now removed Giants. I have marked those Giants as removed on our Whispering Giants detail page and given credit to those of you who passed the information along. Link to comment
Recommended Posts