Cawker City, Kansas
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Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 457. The city is located along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder Sta
Water Tower and Downtown (2012) (view from near the Ball of Twine)
Colorful old tractor at a closed service station (2008)
Largest community rolled ball of twine (2013)
Biggest ball of twine
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There are multiple claims to the world's biggest ball of twine record, all within the United States. As of 2014, the ball of twine with the largest circumference is located in Cawker City, Kansas, mea
Cawker City, Kansas
…was 457. The city is located along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park. It is one of several places claiming to be home of the largest ball of twine in the world. Cawker City was founded in 1870. According to tradition, Colonel E. H. Cawker won naming rights for the town with a winning hand at poker…
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Twine ball in Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin (2022) with creator James Frank Kotera
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