Engineering:Sauvie Island UFO
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Short description: Concrete ship abandoned on Sauvie Island, Oregon, in the 1970s
Template:Infobox urban feature Sauvie Island UFO is the name given to the derelict hull of an experimental concrete ship designed and built in the 1970s in Oregon. The ship, a sailboat, ran aground while on the Columbia River and was abandoned on Sauvie Island. The concrete hull is now covered in graffiti and has become something of a local attraction.[1][2][3] Sauvie Island UFO was designed by Richard Ensign.
References
- ↑ Douglas, Perry (2018-10-24). "Just how weird is Portland? It was weird long before it was famous for being weird" (in en). https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/6d3294c4a55762/just-how-weird-is-portland-it.html.
- ↑ Harris, Michelle (2021-03-10). "Hikes of the Week: Sauvie Island Still Has Plenty to See in the off-Season, from Birds to Trees to a Wrecked UFO. Wait, What?". Willamette Week. https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2021/03/10/hikes-of-the-week-sauvie-island-still-has-plenty-to-see-in-the-off-season-from-birds-to-trees-to-a-wrecked-ufo-wait-what/.
- ↑ Rymeski, Jay (January 2014). "The Mysterious Sauvie Island Saucer!". Freshwater News: 13. https://issuu.com/freshwaternews/docs/jan-web2. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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