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A 1,200-pound egg sculpture was, as of 2021, displayed on a pedestal in Vern Zander Memorial Park in Winlock, Washington. Winlock has displayed giant eggs since 1923, and the local tourism body says Ripley's Believe It or Not! confirmed it as the world's largest.
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Site-level location · 46.4933° N, 122.9379° W
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Winlock, Washington, was once billed as the egg and poultry capital of the world, and it still keeps a giant egg on show in the town.
According to HistoryLink, Winlock was the second-largest egg-producing city in the United States by 1922, behind Petaluma, California, and in 1923 the town commissioned a gigantic egg sculpture of canvas. MyNorthwest reports that it began as a float in a caravan from Olympia to Salem, Oregon, on 25 October 1923, marking the opening of the Pacific Highway. After the caravan the egg was put on display beside the mainline tracks.
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A large painted egg sculpture on a pedestal in a small town park, repainted from time to time. Winlock's Egg Day festival is held in June, with a parade, car show and free egg salad sandwich lunch, according to Discover Lewis County.
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Vern Zander Memorial Park, according to HistoryLink (2021), in Winlock, Washington. From Interstate 5, take Exit 63 and head west on State Route 505 for about five miles into town. It is a public park sculpture.
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