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Welcome Island plan could spark a vast ocean construction
Pittsburgh architect Wilhelm Griesser proposes Welcome Island off New Jersey as a new nation with its own laws and flag. He outlines deep sea construction using reinforced hollow concrete tanks, steel beams, and movable joints to anchor a network of ocean bottom columns. He seeks one million dollars to fund the venture and invites inquiries.
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London Times
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Welcome Home Island
Wilhelm Griesser
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