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	Exploding whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most famous explosion occurred in the United States at Florence, Oregon, in 1970, when a dead sperm whale (originally reported as a gray whale) was blown up by the Oregon Highway Division in an attempt to dispose of its rotting carcass.
		Some time later the Oregon State Highway division started to receive calls from the media after a shortened version of the article was distributed on bulletin boards under the title "The Farside Comes To Life In Oregon".
		The story of Oregon's exploding whale was widely known on Usenet for quite some time and was in particular discussed on alt.folklore.urban, a newsgroup devoted to urban legends.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exploding_whale (2260 words)

	Oregon Department of Transportation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Interestingly, Oregon beaches open to motor vehciles are designated as highways; which led to the highway division's later involvement in the exploding whale fiasco.
		By 1920 Oregon had 620 miles of paved roads and 297.2 miles of plank roads for a population of 783,389, and by 1932 the work that had been started on the Oregon Coast Highway (also known as U.S. Route 101) in 1914 was completed, except for five bridges, which meant greater responsibility for the division.
		On Christmas Eve of 1964, Oregon was affected by massive flooding and the division was forced to close U.S. Highway 99 and several bridges in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Department_of_Transportation (762 words)

	[airbubble] blubber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But upon receiving responsibility for the removal of the deceased, the Oregon Highway Division quickly discovered that they had no more solutions for this enigmatic situation than the officials who had so quickly deflected them the task.
		Officials at the Department of the Navy were consulted and, with the expertise of the OHD, the strangest plan in Oregon State history was spawned.
		On November 12, 1970 the Highway Division led by George Thronton set about the task of obliterating an 8 ton, 45 foot long sperm whale from a quiet beach south of Florence, Oregon.
	www.airbubble.com /blubbered.html (651 words)

	How NOT to move a whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach.
		The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
		This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol.
	www-personal.ksu.edu /~jbartel/whale.html (385 words)

	Western Federal Lands Highway Division Responds to Northwest Emergencies
		Additional sections of the highway were washed away by the erosive force of the flood waters.
		Along with the need for emergency repairs to open the highway as soon as possible for the citizens who depended on the road for their access to Boise, the task of permanently repairing the highway and the huge potential cost and time requirements were daunting.
		He was the project manager for the Western Federal Lands Highway Division's ERFO Team from 1996 to 1999, and he worked closely with multiple federal land management agencies in the Northwest.
	www.tfhrc.gov /pubrds/jan00/efro.htm (2473 words)

	New Books Listing
		Oregon's commercial forests; their importance to the state, by George W. Peavy.
		How to identify Oregon trees; a simplified non-technical treatise on the most easily recognized distinguishing characteristics of the principal forest trees of the state.
		Forest tree seedlings for farm planting : an aid to farmers of Oregon in selecting and ordering forest tree seedings for the purpose of establishing woodlands, shelterbelts and windbreaks on the farmstead.
	osulibrary.orst.edu /new/archive/020504.htm (8898 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Critter Country (Thar She Blows!) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Oregon Highway Division's 1970 attempt to blow up a beached whale lives on a quarter-century later.
		That's the day the state Highway Division tried to blow up a beached whale south of Florence, Ore. But the plan went awry, creating one of the most interesting stories ever reported in newspapers, on radio and TV.
		Because the Oregon beach is a public right of way, the state Highway Division was given the task of cleaning up the mess.
	www.snopes.com /critters/disposal/whale.htm (1378 words)

	City of Ideleyld Park Oregon
		The place is on North Umpqua River near the mouth of Rock Creek, a locality formerly served by Tioga post office, later by the Hoaglin office.
		In January 1946, K. Lytle of Roseburg, division engineer of the Oregon State Highway Division, wrote the writer that about 1918-19 an amusement hall was built in the place, and the owner named it Idleyld Park for a similar place he had heard of in California.
		If that name is the genesis of the Oregon name, there has been some fancy confusion along the line.
	www.oregoncities.us /ideleyldpark/index.htm (167 words)

	Statue
		The Oregon Highway Division (OHD), now the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), did not want the statue because if would interfere with traffic because it was going to be too large.
		The committee met at the Dillard Steak House for lunch with Marty Havig, a representative of the OHD in Green.
		To date they have met with reprsentatives of the Oregon Highway Department to get tentative permission to erect a statue of a cheetah on a circular base of bricks surrounded by a green outdoor carpet on planters containing seasonal flowers.
	www.winstonoregon.net /statue.html (3237 words)

	Animals/Exploding Whale/son of blubber
		It is archived on cathouse.org with the permission of the Oregon Department of Transportation in order to reach the broadest number of people.
		The flying blubber incident survives today as an Oregon legend, kept alive by a film-video of the event that has found its way to an east coast think-tank.
		The state Highway Division was given the task of cleaning up the mess.
	tafkac.org /animals/exploding.whale/son_of_blubber.html (865 words)

	Development Codes Benton County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Public use of private property is a trespass violation unless owner permission is given in a particular situation, or appropriate easements and access have been acquired in accordance with applicable laws.
		The Greenway Management Overlay Zone is applied to lands along the Willamette River identified on the Oregon State Highway Division Willamette River Greenway Maps on file at the Community Development and Parks Department, 360 SW Avery Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon 97333.
		The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Parks and Recreation Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation shall be given notice by certified mail within two (2) days of receipt of an application for a conditional use permit in the Greenway Management Overlay Zone.
	www.co.benton.or.us /development/Dev_Code/Chapter_84.htm (920 words)

	A Whale of a Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed on the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
		So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan--remember, I am not making this up--of blowing up the whale with dynamite.
		The thinking is that the whale would be blown into small pieces, which would be eaten by seagulls, and that would be that.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/jhancock/www/story/whale.html (384 words)

	ODOT Rulemaking - Highway Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This rule specifies the segments of interstate highway that will be posted at speeds less than 65 miles per hour.
		These rules establish the Oregon Innovative Partnerships Program for the purpose of developing partnerships with private entities or units of local government to develop an expedited project delivery process and maximize innovation for transportation projects.
		The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to accessibility.
	www.odot.state.or.us /rules/highway_adopted.htm (230 words)

	ODOT Rulemaking Proposed Highway Division Rules
		All agency rulemaking notices are published by the Secretary of State in the Oregon Bulletin.
		Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) rules must be approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) before they can be filed with the Secretary of State and become effective.
		There are no Recently Closed Highway Division rules at this time.
	egov.oregon.gov /ODOT/CS/RULES/hdproposed.shtml (208 words)

	Vexis 7
		With little fanfare or need, the Oregon Highway Division Whale Disposal Squad has won the prestigious Frostbite Falls Chapter lifetime achievement award.
		This marks the first awarding of the award since it was given to Leif Andressen, the television executive who canceled the "Dukes of Hazard." The Whale Disposal Squad was one of three finalists.
		And a new policy for dealing with beached whales was adopted: from that day forward, the state of Oregon has burned and buried any dead whales it finds littering the beaches.
	home.att.net /~john.mikes/vexis7.htm (823 words)

	The One True b!X's PORTLAND COMMUNIQUE: Happy Feast Of The Exploding Whale!
		At the time, the Oregon Highway Division (now called the Oregon Department of Transportation) had jurisdiction over beaches and decided to dispose of the whale the same way they would clear a large boulder from a highway construction project.
		Once believed to be nothing more than an urban legend, it came to the attention of the nation through a column by Dave Barry, which circulated via the Internet.
		And be sure to check the newsletter article from the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1994, and the 25th anniversary article (jpg) from The Register-Guard.
	communique.portland.or.us /03/11/happy_feast_of_the_exploding_whale (480 words)

	Branch Engineering - Civil Engineering - Springfield, Oregon
		He was employed by the Oregon State Highway Division from 1970 to 1977 performing professional and design engineering work.
		Since 1977, James has been a principal engineer of the firm of Branch Engineering and involved in all phases of engineering work including planning and design public improvements projects, civil site planning and design, transportation planning and design, hydraulic computer modeling, and construction engineering and management.
		After 25 years of local government service in the mid Willamette Valley He is now offering project management and civil engineering design services to a variety of private and public clients.
	www.branchengineering.com /civil_section.htm (339 words)

	Save the whales. Collect the entire set. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was given to the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar, in the sense of being large objects.
		So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan (remember, I am not making this up) of blowing up the whale with dynamite.
		After I first posted this, I received e-mail from several devoted readers from Oregon who told me they, or their local library, actually had videos of this.
	extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu /IH8PCs/humor/whale.html (448 words)

	Come Laugh with us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a
		was placed on the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory
		that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large
	www.jokesdigest.com /cgi-bin/jokepage1.cgi?jid=2850 (280 words)

	State of Oregon: Highway
		Our new Project Delivery Consultant page provides a wealth of information and resources to help you do business with ODOT.
		See the beautiful Oregon Scenic Byways Driving Guide.
		Details of Oregon's federal funding through the reauthorization passed by Congress More
	www.oregon.gov /ODOT/HWY/index.shtml (52 words)

	Exploding whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I'm told you can get it through skate / surf stores.
		Dead Whale Removal by Dave Barry -------------------------------------------------- The Farside comes to life in Oregon.
		Last modified: Tue Jun 3 22:36:20 MET DST 1997
	www.math.yale.edu /users/pjm34/diving/exploding_whale.html (451 words)

	A Whale of a story
		Ian M. Please submit your Responses for the following question:
		What other things should the Oregon State Highway Patrol be allowed to clear from the road?
		Your's may be posted and a scout will spot your name and you will be famous-- Or maybe not.
	www.cc.utah.edu /~lw9994/topten.html (399 words)

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