Karnage on Nostr: And this is where “London bridge is falling down” song came from. ...

And this is where “London bridge is falling down” song came from.

quoting note12h9…29z7

TIL the London Bridge built in the 1830s, that spanned the River Thames was auctioned off and sold in 1968, was purchased from the City of London for $2,460,000. It was disassemble, shipped across the Atlantic, through the Panama canal, eventually reassembled in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)
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