Historical Marker
Washington County Courthouse
Historical marker location:
101 Pine Street West, Stillwater, Minnesota
( Marker can be reached from Walnut Street West, west of 3rd Street South, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1968
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.