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Olympia, Washington: Metal Cows

Old oil tanks converted to animal sculptures stand in a field near US Highway 101. Note: One day in 1876, Olympians reported that meat mysteriously fell from a cloudless sky.

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Huge Metal Sculpture

On the outskirts of Olympia, US 101 westbound in a small place called Mudbay and just off of the road is a huge, metal, charging bull accompanied by a cow and suckling calf. These sculptures all showed up unexpectedly over the course of just a couple of weeks and the first time I saw them was about two am. as I was driving an ambulance from a neighboring community to a hospital in Olympia. I almost drove off the road!

[Gerald Donnelly, 04/16/2003]

Metal Cows

Address:
US Hwy 101, Olympia, WA
Directions:
A couple miles west of I-5, south side of US Hwy 101 near Mud Bay. Private land, visible from road.
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