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| Whale Statues (page 2) |
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| Sperm Whale [gone] West Hartford, CT |
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| This Sperm Whale, nicknamed Conny, was built by Rob Barstow for the Children's Museum in 1976. The statue was 60 feet long and 15 feet tall. You could climb inside and listen to tape-recorded whale facts and sounds. The statue was refurbished in 1995. In 2023, before housing was built on the property, the tail of the statue was saved. It will be displayed across the street from the former museum. |
| Killer Whale Panama City Beach, FL |
White Whale Panama City Beach, FL |
Killer Whale [gone] Sarasota, FL |
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This Killer Whale serves as the entrance to Big Willy's Surf & Swim. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]
This White Whale is very similar to the Killer Whale. This Whale serves as the entrance to Moby Dick's Island souvenir shop. It has also been there since at least 2007. [map] This Killer Whale in Sarasota was located at Phillippi Creek Village. It had been there since at least 2007. It was gone by 2022. |
| Whales Tallahassee, FL |
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| This front yard display of Whales was built as a place of peace after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. There are four whales named Glory, Hope, Faith, and Grace and several dolphins. For more, see this website. [map] |
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Hawaii:
Humpback Whale (Kihei) |
| Whale Peoria Heights, IL |
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| This 28-foot-long, stainless steel Sperm Whale was created by Preston Jackson and installed in 2023 in front of the Peoria Heights Public Library. It was previously installed in Grant Park in Chicago. The whale is filled with plastic bottles to call attention to the environmental dangers which are killing this species. [map] |
| Whale Naperville, IL |
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| This Whale was installed at the 95th Street Community Plaza playground which was built in 2020. [map] |
| Whale Naperville, IL |
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| This Whale was installed at the Highlands Elementary School in 2011. The school's nickname has been "A Whale of a School" since 1983. The concrete sculpture was built by Victoria Fuller. Kyle Wood produced the sculpture's ceramic tiles. For more, see this website. [map] |
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Indiana:
Willie the Whale (Kokomo) [map] |
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