By 1930, William H. “Bill” Penfield had been a professional steeplejack for 20 years in 1930 and had lived in and near Strawberry Point for 25 years. In July that year, the 50-year-old Kansas native set out to break the world pole-sitting record that, at the time, stood at 23 days, a record set by Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly of New York.
Comment on Time Machine: Steeplejack sets pole-sitting world record in Strawberry Point in 1930
Diane Langton, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sat, 01/19/2019 - 12:06pm
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