Weird California - By Joe Parzanese
World's Largest Totem Pole
Central Ave at City Center Road,
McKinleyville, California
95519
(McKinleyville Shopping Center)
Carved from a 500 year old redwood, the World's Largest Totem Pole stands 160 feet tall and weighs 57,000 pounds. The base that holds it up clocks in at 214,000 pounds. Designed in 1962 by Ernest Pierson it was erected to celebrate the opening of the McKinleyville Shopping Center.
Comments:
- Anonymous on 2008-04-01 said:
- Having lived up there much of my life I can tell you that if you plan to make a special visit to see the pole you will be a bit disappointed. It's neat and all, worth looking at for about 3 minutes but there are 1,000 amazing places up there that I would visit first. Rich in history, beautiful nature spots and steeped in Indian traditions... make sure to swing by the pole but check out everything else first.
Last Edited: 2006-06-10
