The Berlin Wall-Actual 10 x 10 Section - Eureka Springs AR
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 24.579 W 093° 43.389
15S E 435162 N 4029629
• Between 1945-1961 2.7 million escaped East Germany
• In 1960, 200,000 East Germans escaped to Freedom
• Order given to build Wall - Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961
Construction began Aug. 16, 1961; completed 2 mos. later
Waymark Code: WM12TPH
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2020
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The Berlin Wall Actual 10 x 10 Section-
• Between 1945-1961 2.7 million escaped East Germany
• In 1960, 200,000 East Germans escaped to Freedom
• Order given to build Wall - Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961
Construction began Aug. 16, 1961; completed 2 mos. later
• Initially 6 ft. high bricks topped with barbed wire
• 1970 - Wall raised to 10 ft. steel-reinforced concrete
• Length 103 miles
• 200 East Germans killed trying to escape
• Most artwork on wall done at night
• In darkness, this artist saw light; in despair, the Word of God; in repression, hope for freedom
• The Wall fell on November 9, 1989
• So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed... John 8:36
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