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Granby, Colorado

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1,500 inhabitants. Granby, Grand County and Grand Lake (Colorado) are well known for their ornery and charismatic Locals. Town of the Killdozer:
On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heemeyer, a local businessman and skilled welder, used a 50-ton Komatsu D335A bulldozer he had custom armor-plated to damage or destroy several buildings in the town, including its town hall, the public library, a bank, a concrete batch plant, and a house owned by the town's former mayor. Heemeyer was reportedly upset over a zoning dispute which he believed led to the closure of his muffler shop; he targeted buildings owned by those involved in his dispute. Nobody was injured in the incident, though Heemeyr later committed suicide.
For more see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer
See video: www.liveleak.com/view?i=311_1191359607

www.granbychamber.com/govt.html for more information
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Coordinates:   40°3'53"N   105°55'25"W

Comments

  • kostpolt
    Can you mark the place where Heemeyer's house?
  • wiggy
    мы помним!!!
  • wiggy
    NEVER FORGET June 4, 2004, GRANBY
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