LARGEST -- Lumber Mill Bandsaw Wheel
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N 47° 12.276 W 123° 05.618
10T E 492908 N 5227905
Largest bandsaw wheel, used in a lumber mill in Shelton, Washington
Waymark Code: WM1GEB
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2007
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This "Big Wheel" is one of the largest ever built at 11 feet in diameter and was used in a saw mill in Shelton from 1926 until 1967.
It was originally built to saw spruce logs for World War I aircraft. In 41 years this bandmill sawed three billion board feet of lumber, enough to house over one million people.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: South entrance to City of Shelton on Hwy 3
Web Site: Not listed
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