词条 | Dinah the Pink Dinosaur |
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Dinah the Pink Dinosaur (sometimes referred to as Dinah the Dinosaur) is a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} tall anthropomorphized statue of a dinosaur, located in just off Main Street (US-40) in Vernal, Utah, United States. BackgroundThe statue weighs {{convert|4200|lbs|kg}} and is composed of pink fiberglass. It was originally built in 1958 to hold a sign for the Dine-A-Ville Motel[1] and served this purpose until the motel went out of business and was demolished.[2] It was later moved to a city park in the eastern part of town and now holds a sign welcoming visitors that reads "Vernal—Utah's Dinosaur Land".[3] References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/722087/Dinah-the-dino-moves-to-new-Vernal-home.html?pg=all|title=Dinah the dino moves to new Vernal home Pink dinosaur has been a landmark in town for 40 years|agency=The Associated Press|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret Digital Media|location=Salt Lake City|date=10 Oct 1999| accessdate=11 Jan 2017}} 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3c9-G-r4CM4C|title=Motel America: A State-by-state Tour Guide to Nostalgic Stopovers|last=Wood|first=Andrew F.|last2=Wood|first2=Jenny L.|publisher=Collectors Press, Inc.|location=Portland, Oregon|page=97|year=2004|isbn=1-888054-91-3}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Amazing and Unusual America|last=Bahr|first=Jeff|publisher=Publications International, Ltd.|year=2009|location=Chicago|page=257|isbn=978-1-4127-1683-3}} External links{{commons category|Dinah the Pink Dinosaur}}
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