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New library made of rammed earth construction

From the Wyoming Casper Star Tribune 3/24

"The new wing under construction at the Sublette County Library represents a groundbreaking project for the community -- literally.

The $5 million addition is being built out of dirt.

Dirt from nearby Cora, to be exact.

The first-ever rammed-earth public building in the nation will complement Pinedale's decade-old library when the expansion project is completed in March 2009, library officials said."

Complete article:
http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/03/24/news/wyoming/d346b052e82d65d48725741500267952.txt

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