Post Brother's Plow

Post Brother's Plow (HMXRF)

Location: Westminster, CA 92683 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 44.475', W 117° 57.304'

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Built by Charles R. Post in 1937 to reclaim farmlands ruined by floods, the Post Brothers' Plow is considered to be the world's largest plow. Measuring 37 ft. long, 12 ft. high, and 11 ft. wide, with a blade of 86 in. it was pulled by five 100 drawbar h.p. D-8 Caterpillar tractors.
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HM NumberHMXRF
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Marker Number24
Year Placed1978
Placed ByOrange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission
Marker Condition
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 5:50am PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] MICHAEL KINDIG  
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 411533 N 3733876
Decimal Degrees33.74125000, -117.95506667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 44.475', W 117° 57.304'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 44' 28.50" N, 117° 57' 18.24" W
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Area Code(s)626, 714, 310, 562, 949
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9948-9998 Bishop Pl, Westminster CA 92683, US
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We live right next to the plow.

Feb 27, 2016 at 3:30pm PST by leonard

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