On this day in 1972, the largest sinkhole in United States history manifested in Alabama. Dubbed “The December Giant” and measuring 425 feet long by 325 feet wide, it was only 52,420 square miles short of swallowing the entire state.
On this day in 1972, the largest sinkhole in United States history manifested in Alabama. Dubbed “The December Giant” and measuring 425 feet long by 325 feet wide, it was only 52,420 square miles short of swallowing the entire state.
