Francis Johnson poses with the twine ball he created. The Darwin twine ball is 12 feet 9 inches in diameter and weighs 17,400 pounds. The Darwin twine ball was moved to a glass gazebo in downtown Darwin in 1991.SUBMITTED PHOTO
The late Francis Johnson started creating what would become Darwin’s famous Twine Ball 75 years ago. In December 1957, he was quoted in the Litchfield…
