Thunder Mountain
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| A complex of sculptures and hand-made structures, made from debris found in the area (car parts, bottles, wheels, railroad ties, etc.), and held together in a matrix of concrete. Built between 1967 and 1975, by a man named Rolling Mountain Thunder, who lived in the site for many years, and who called the site a monument to the plight of Native Americans. The complex consists of a two-story structure (a second large building, known as the hostel, burned down in the late 1980's), surrounded by pathways and numerous sculptures. Rolling Mountain Thunder, who was born Frank Van Zandt in 1911, committed suicide in 1989, and the monument is now abandoned and falling into disrepair. |
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120 miles NE of Reno, in Imlay
(POINT(-118.13296079636 40.659936159132))
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P.O. Box 332
Imlay NV, 89418 |
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| Mike Flansaas 702) 538-7402 or phone Mike Flansaas at (902) 538-7402 for guided tour. |
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| Off Interstate 80 exit at Imlay (exit 145). Get to the South side of the highway, head east. In a little less than a mile, on the right will be Thunder Mountain. A caretaker lives nearby. |
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http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/thunder.htm
http://www.spyrock.com/nadafarm/html/thnder.html
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Architectural Landmark, Cultural, Sculpture Park
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