World's largest axe
Coordinates: 45°59′38″N 67°13′59″W / 45.994°N 67.233°W
The world's largest axe is located in Nackawic, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]
The axe stands 15 metres (49 ft) tall and weighs over 55 tons. The axe-head is 7 metres (23 ft) wide. The concrete stump is 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. It was commissioned, designed and built in 1991 by a company in Woodstock. There is a time capsule embedded in the head of the axe.[2]
Plaque[]
"The World's Largest Axe. This giant axe symbolizes the importance of the forest industry, past, present and future, to the Town of Nackawic and the Province of New Brunswick. 1991."[3]
See also[]
List of world's largest roadside attractions
References[]
- ^ "Town of Nackawic - Home of the World's Largest Axe". Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "World's Largest Axe". Tourism New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Plaque
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