How to build a real flagpole! /blogentry/92364 inittowin's Blog: How to build a real flagpole! en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator Comment #1 /blogentry/92364#c132747 /blogentry/92364#c132747 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:35:09 GMT MADDOG10 Beautiful, and it is definitely an Inspiration. I'm glad they did this for the right reason.     Thanks for the share.

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Acuity Flagpole Project

Standing 400 feet tall, the new Acuity Insurance Flagpole is the tallest flagpole in North America (#tallestusflag). Located on the Acuity Insurance headquarters campus in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, along Interstate 43 between Milwaukee and Green Bay, the pole supports a 60-foot-wide by 120-foot-long American flag. Located at the base of the flagpole is a brick paver patio featuring the names of Sheboygan County residents killed in active duty.

Flagpole Facts:

400-foot flagpole weighs approximately 420,000 pounds There are two versions of the 60- by 120-foot flag:

- 220 pound flag is flown during normal conditions

- 350 pound flag is flown during harsher weather Each star is 3 feet high and each stripe is 4 1/2 feet wide 680 cubic yards of concrete used in foundation Over 500 gallons of paint cover the pole 11-foot diameter at base tapers to 5 1/2-foot diameter at top Three pendulum-style tuned mass dampers reduce movement and vibration Designed to withstand a low temperature of -42 F

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