Rube Goldberg Ski Lift Gadget

Rube Goldberg Ski Lift Gadget (HM24UW)

Location: Wessington Springs, SD 57382 Jerauld County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 4.49', W 98° 34.47'

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A.J. Gebhart designed and built the ski lift assisted by Lloyd Marken. The electric powered apparatus was installed in February of 1956 and kept a 1,200 foot circle of rope rotating to safely pull sled, ski, toboggan, or scoop shovel users back to the top of the old golf course hill. Sam Holman, Mike Mueller, Frank Schryer and A. J. Gebhart of the Chamber's Winter Sports Recreation Committee worked on the ski lift idea and several went to Terry Peak in the Black Hills to get a look at a rope type lift. Warner Motors donated an old car, Don Keeton donated some wheels, and several contractors donated their labor. The city furnished the site and lights for the REA donated poles. It took just four short weeks to take it from a Chamber of Commerce meeting idea to reality.
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Date Added Monday, January 22nd, 2018 at 7:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 534071 N 4880272
Decimal Degrees44.07483333, -98.57450000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 4.49', W 98° 34.47'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 4' 29.4" N, 98° 34' 28.2" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near SD-34, Wessington Springs SD 57382, US
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