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Backpackers and mountain bikers in Henry Coe backcountry will come across this "wrecking ball" next to the trail leading into Mississippi Lake. It is actually a buoy used by the United States during World War II. The buoys were manufactured for the War Department in Clearfield, Utah, and were made out of 3/8", preformed steel plates. They were used to hold up anti·submarine nets at the entrance to U.S. harbors during the war.. At the end of the war, at least 1,500 of these buoys remained.unused, and they were purchased by the owner of a junk yard near Turlock, California, for $5 each. This junk dealer turned a handsome profit, selling them to farmers for $300 each. The buoys held 440 gallons of water, and farmers used them to store water.
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Backpackers and mountain bikers in Henry Coe backcountry will come across this "wrecking ball" next to the trail leading into Mississippi Lake. It is actually a buoy used by the United States during World War II. The buoys were manufactured for the War Department in Clearfield, Utah, and were made out of 3/8", preformed steel plates. They were used to hold up anti·submarine nets at the entrance to U.S. harbors during the war.. At the end of the war, at least 1,500 of these buoys remained.unused, and they were purchased by the owner of a junk yard near Turlock, California, for $5 each. This junk dealer turned a handsome profit, selling them to farmers for $300 each. The buoys held 440 gallons of water, and farmers used them to store water.