Caledon, Ontario, Canada: Momument to World Plowing Competition
A big cement ball studded with metal plates commemorates Caledon's moment in the spotlight: when it hosted the 1953 World Plowing Competition.
Caledon Public Library
- Address:
- 18313 Hurontario St., Caledon, ON, Canada
- Directions:
- Caledon Public Library. On the north side of Hwy 10, just past the city limit sign, in front of some trees next to the public library (look for the flagpoles).
- Admission:
- Free
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Every year, beginning in 1953, the World Ploughing Organisation (British spelling) has held a worldwide plowing contest "to foster and preserve the art and improve the skill of ploughing the land." The competitions have been held in 24 different nations, and a monument of some sort is erected annually to commemorate the event.
The 11th annual event was held in Caledon, and was commemorated with a large stone globe embedded with metal plates engraved with the names of the countries that participated in that year's contest.
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