Goliath - Langenburg, Saskatchewan
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 50° 50.566 W 101° 42.068
14U E 309836 N 5635817
Goliath is billed as The World's Highest Swing. It's on the north side of Hwy 16 in Langenburg, Saskatchewan.
Waymark Code: WM7W6G
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 12/11/2009
Views: 8
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Goliath
The creator of the first tall glider was constructed by Kenneth Mack on his dairy farm 9 miles N.E. of Langenburg in 1984. The swing was constructed from pieces of farm implements and weighed 4000 lbs. It required a boom crane from Yorkton to set it up.
The second swing was constructed at Uncle Herb's Amusement Park west of Maple Creek in 1986. This is identical to the construction of the first swing.
In the spring of 1990, Bob Schmidt formerly of Marchwell, Sk. and Ken Mack discussed the possibility of moving the swing from Maple Creek to Langenburg. Deciding it would be too costly, Schmidt hired Mack to construct a third glider swing that would be taller and stronger than the two previous ones. Goliath was originally located at Gopherville, one mile east of Langenburg. Goliath stands over 33 feet 1 inch tall and 22 feet wide at the base. Over two tones of steel went into the construction of Goliath. The swing pivots are 2 Chevy car differentials, the thes are from old horse drawn farm equipment and similar to the two previous swings, sand fills the counter weight arms at the top, making the movement of the swing easy to accomplish. Goliath can rise to 25 feet high.
In the spring of 2004, Bob Schmidt donated the swing to the town and Goliath was moved to the Langenburg Rest Area.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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