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Glass Beach

During the early 20th century residents of Fort Bragg, California chose to dispose of their waste by hurling it off the cliffs above a beach. No object was too toxic or too large as household appliances, automobiles, and all matter of trash were tossed into the crashing waves below, eventually earning it the name The Dumps.

In 1967 the North Coast Water Quality Board closed the area completely and initiated a series of cleanups to slowly reverse decades of pollution and environmental damage.

Over time the unrelenting ocean waves have, in a sense, cleansed this beach, turning the sand into a sparkling, multicolored bed of smooth glass stones now known as Glass Beach.

The beach is now an unofficial tourist attraction and the California State Park System has gone so far as purchasing the property and incorporating it into surrounding MacKerricher State Park.

Source: thisiscolossal.com

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    This is the most beautiful “man-made” place I’ve seen. I never put travelling desires on my bucket list, but this place...
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    I go camping in Fort Brag every year! I love this place
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    I need to go here. I love sea glass.
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    God. My family used to love coming here.
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    Look at nature, fixing our shit.
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    Glass Beach During the early 20th century residents...Fort Bragg, California chose
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    asdasfagdadgs ive been there!!!!!!!!
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