Ground was broken Friday morning for the Bowie Chamber of Commerce’s World’s Largest Bowie Knife sculpture located at Pelham Park.

Inspiration for the knife came from the late Bob Hadley, a Bowie artist and sculpture. Hadley thought the massive knife sculpture would be a great tourist destination. The Bowie chamber agreed and began a fund raising drive for the project.

The scope of the knife is massive at 14-feet long with a five-foot handle. It will stand at an angle atop a three-foot high granite base. The knife will be completed in about three months, but the granite will go around the base is expected from overseas in November or December.  Read more on this story in the weekend News. Pictured are: Friday was groundbreaking day for the World’s Largest Bowie Knife Sculpture a project of the Bowie Chamber of Commerce. Keith Mundee, chamber board president; Kristi Bates, director; Sheila Slattery, executive vice president; Knife Committee Chairman Bryan Brown and Van Baize turn dirt at the Pelham Park site. (News photo by Barbara Green)