The World's Largest Cedar Bucket is a red cedar bucket in

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. The bucket is approximately tall, with diameters of at its base and at its top.

History

The bucket was built in 1887 by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was originally displayed in Murfreesboro, until it was displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair. The cedar bucket factory burned down in 1952, and local grocer Crigger’s Market bought the item to display it. It was auctioned off approximately in bucket 1965 and it was purchased by a

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amusement park. It was returned to Murfreesboro in 1976 to be displayed at Cannonsburgh Village.

Arson

On June 19, 2005, the bucket was burned by

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ists. The fire was put out before any adjacent buildings were burned down. Roadside America described the condition of the bucket as "Severely damaged, the bucket is now blackened and splintered charcoal shards held together by metal bands."

Rebuilding

On October 22nd, 2011, a refurbished bucket was unveiled at the 35th annual Harvest Days Festival in Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. In a partnership between Roy Haney’s sawmill in Cannon County and the Rutherford County Blacksmiths’ Association, high quality, rare red cedar was collected to restore the bucket to its former glory.

References

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