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  2. Big Duck - Wikipedia

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    The Big Duck is a duck-shaped building in Flanders, New York, 18 by 30 feet (5.5 by 9.1 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) tall to the top of the head, enclosing 11 by 15 feet (3.4 by 4.6 m) of interior space. [1] The building was designed in 1931 by duck farmer Martin Maurer; shaped like a Pekin duck, it was intended as a farm shop as well as for publicity.

  3. Big Duck Ranch - Wikipedia

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    Big Duck Ranch, also known as the Maurer Duck Farm, is a historic ranch located in Flanders, Suffolk County, New York. It operated as a duck ranch and retail store that sold duck products from 1936 to 1984. The principal building on the site is the separately listed Big Duck. [2]

  4. 30 of the Oldest Roadside Attractions in the U.S. You Can ...

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    Built in 1931, Riverhead duck farmer Martin Maurer and his wife Jeule decided to construct a giant duck-shaped building to sell ducks they raised to passing motorists. The building is 30 feet from ...

  5. Seven Oaks, California - Wikipedia

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    Seven Oaks was established as a resort town in the late 1800s, located halfway up the San Bernardino’s to Big Bear. It was a frequent stop for burro riders using the burro trains up and down the Big Bear Valley Trail, developed by the Big Bear Valley Toll Road Company in 1888. [11]

  6. Murphy's Corral - Wikipedia

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    Martin Murphy Jr. (1807–1884) founder of Murphy ranch and Sunnyvale, California Cosumnes River near Murphy Ranch. The Murphy ranch was owned by Martin Murphy Jr. (1807–1884), located north of the Cosumnes River in Elk Grove. Martin Murphy was in a wagon train that was the first to cross the Sierras in 1844. The wagon train was made up of ...

  7. Dos Rios State Park - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, they purchased the Dos Rios Ranch for $21.8 million and the replanting process started. [6] The park is in the midst of the state’s largest floodplain restoration project. [9] California governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget allocating $15 million to the project in 2022, making Dos Rios the 281th California state park. [10]

  8. Sierra-at-Tahoe - Wikipedia

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    Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort was started in 1946 by brothers Ray and Floyd Barrett as Sierra Ski Ranch, further down U.S. Route 50. It was sold to Vern Sprock in 1953. In 1968, the "Ranch" was moved to its present location when the California Department of Transportation began widening U.S. Route 50. The Sprock family operated the resort until 1993 ...

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