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Discovery West, a new neighborhood in Bend, and the Bend Park and Recreation District, hosted a dedication event this week for new public art by local artist Chris Cole. The piece, which is located in the extension of Discovery Park that lies along Londonderry Place in the neighborhood, was created in honor of Annie Londonderry, the first woman to bicycle around the world in 1895. She is one of Discovery West's "Women of Discovery," all women who have made history and after whom the streets in the neighborhood are named. The new art installation is a seven-foot tall, rusted steel, inverted pyramid design that includes decorative bicycle cogs, ship windows, an illuminated image of Annie and a descriptive plaque detailing Annie's life provided in both English and Spanish. Artist Chris Cole said, "This piece ties together my lifelong passion for biking and my interest in the industrial revolution and the era of mechanical invention that followed. I designed this s

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