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Creedmoor, Texas: World's Largest Shovel

Towering shovel was built of recycled materials: the blade was once a dumpster, the handle a utility pole. Also, incidentally, the world's largest. 41 feet high, weighs 5,000 pounds. Sometime missing when it's at a local fair.

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Giant shovel.

World's Largest Shovel

The huge shovel is made from all recycled materials from a landfill.

[Taunya, 08/23/2020]

Giant shovel.

World's Largest Shovel

The World's Largest Shovel literally "stands tall" at over 40 feet high, and weighs 5,000 pounds. It was designed and constructed by Chris Anderson from all recycled materials.

[christy lasalle, 10/20/2019]

World's Largest Shovel

Garden-Ville

Address:
3606 FM1327, Creedmoor, TX
Directions:
Garden-Ville. On the north side of FM1327, just west of the Dollar general and just east of the landfill.
RA Rates:
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