Extending the U

Historical marker location:

1890 Buford Avenue, Falcon Heights, Minnesota

( Marker is at the intersection of Buford Avenue and Gortner Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Buford Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2009

Minnesota is home to the largest ball of twine ever rolled by one person. Francis A. Johnson started rolling the ball in 1950 and continued to add to it until his death in 1989. The ball weighs over 17,000 pounds and has a circumference of 40 feet.