General William O. Darby Monument Cisterna Park 1001 Garrison Avenue Fort Smith, Arkansas submitted by Debbie Cusic Wendy, thought you’d enjoy a great Fort Scott, Arkansas view. “Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come – may God help the tanks. Ride On!” Debbie, you were right! This is a fabulous monument and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sculpted motorcycle! William O. Darby was the commanding officer of the famous Darby’s Rangers during World War II. If you’re interested in learning more about the man, and the monument, check the links below. A scene from the 1958...
Ike’s Office S...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue Gettysburg College Admissions Building 300 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania What used to be somewhat of a hidden gem is now a little more prominent due to recent renovations. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s long association with Gettysburg began in 1918...
Gettysburg WomenR...
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Gettysburg Women’s Memorial Evergreen Cemetery 799 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania I’ve been to Gettysburg dozens of times, but somehow I missed featuring the Gettysburg Women’s Memorial. It was sculpted by Ron Tunison and dedicated in 2002. To find the...
Glen Rock Carolers M...
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Glen Rock Carolers Memorial 59 Water Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania When I recently visited the fabulous Ruins Park, I also discovered the bronze sculpture of the original Glen Rock Carolers. What a great tribute to a tradition that dates back to 1848! Every Christmas Eve at midnight...
Stiffy Green –...
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Stiffy Green Vigo County Historical Museum and Highland Lawn Cemetery Terre Haute, Indiana submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill) Bill is one of my favorite “roadsidewonder-ers” and I am distressingly behind in sharing some of his great roadside finds. Since Halloween is just around...
Joe Paterno Statue
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“JoePa” Statue Beaver Stadium University Park, Pennsylvania originally posted May 26, 2012 Update: Removed In the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, the statue of Joe Paterno was removed on Sunday, July 22, 2012. For now, the statue is stored in a garage at the stadium. Its...
Pittston’s Col...
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Columbus Statue 167 South Main Street Pittston, Pennsylvania The deeds and the legacy of Christopher Columbus have been the subject of no small amount of controversy in the past several decades, but Pittston’s Columbus statue still stands tall and proud. Modern-day Pittston –...
Three Babes In The W...
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Three Babes In The Woods Marker near the intersection of Pine Tree Drive & Centerville Road (Route 233) Newville, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” For parts of my junior and senior years in college, I tended bar at a little mountaintop bar/seafood restaurant called...
PA American Legion S...
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PA American Legion Statue Garden 800 North Front Street Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania Along the Susquehanna River’s western shore in Wormleysburg, the Pennsylvania Office of the American Legion boasts a great 1970s era split-wing building (shared with the PA Legion Auxiliary). I...
Virginia’s Mer...
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Merci Train Car Virginia War Museum 9285 Warwick Boulevard Newport News, Virginia submitted by: “MikeP” Mike says: Today I found myself down near Newport News, so I stopped by the Virginia War Museum and got a couple pics of their Merci Train Car. wendyvee says: Last May, I posted...
Vinton Veterans Monu...
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Vinton Veterans Monument 814 East Washington Avenue Vinton, Virginia submitted by : “MikeP” Mike says: I discovered the Vinton Veterans Monument on the way home from a trip to southwest Virginia. The Monument was under construction, but still looked great! They are doing a great...
“Pennsylvania ...
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Pennsylvania Worker Statue 651 Boas Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This is Pennsylvania Worker, sculpted by William F. Duffy. The statue was recently moved from outside the residence of the Governor of Pennsylvania to its current location at the Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Building in...
Fort Couch
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Fort Couch Breastworks General Couch Monument 8th Street and Ohio Avenue Lemoyne, Pennsylvania I’m posting this in January, but as you can see from the green grass and lack of snow, these were taken in the good ol’ summertime (which is when I would recommend you visit...
Gainesville Poultry ...
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The Gainesville Poultry Park Jesse Jewell Parkway & Grove Street Gainesville, Georgia submitted by: “UrbanDragon” (Scott) Where can I find a chicken atop a 25 foot marble obelisk? According to intrepid “roadside wonder-er” Scott — the answer is Gainesville,...
Bloody Tomb of Nina ...
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Bloody Tomb of Nina Craigmiles 320 Broad Avenue Cleveland, Tennessee submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill) In 1871, a young girl named Nina Craigmiles, the child of a prominent Cleveland family, was killed in a buggy accident. Shortly after her death, her parents had a white marble...
Camp Toccoa Memorial
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Camp Toccoa Memorial (former entrance to Camp Toccoa) Highway 123 Toccoa, Georgia submitted by: “UrbanDragon” (Scott) Scott says: If you’ve ever seen HBO’s mini-series Band of Brothers you may remember a phrase, “Three miles up, three miles down!”...
Sewanee Cross
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Sewanee Cross University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee submitted by: TNAero (Eddie P.) wendyvee says: Eddie P. is back — this time with the 60-foot-tall Memorial Cross on the campus of University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The memorial was erected in 1922 to honor students...
Salem’s 9/11 M...
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9/11 Memorial Old Virginia Brick Plant 2500 West Main Street Salem, Virginia submitted by: “MikeP” Mike says: This is the 9/11 Memorial located at the Old Virginia Brick plant in Salem, Virginia. The Memorial consists of an actual steel beam section from one of the World Trade...
Cherokee Center of t...
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Cherokee “Center of the World” Marker US Highway 29 3 miles south of Hartwell, Georgia submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill) and “UrbanDragon” (Scott) wendyvee says: Two of my favorite roadside “wonder”-ers, Bill and Scott, were in...
Slightly Bizarre Tri...
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Jason Miller Bust Piazza dell’Arte Courthouse Square Scranton, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” wendyvee says: The Jason Miller bust wasn’t on my list of things to snag for the site when I visited Scranton last month. In fact, I stumbled upon it quite by accident while...
Joe Palooka Monument
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Joe Palooka Monument RT 309 (westbound) between Wilkes-Barre & Mountain Top, Pennsylvania If you follow RW, you will be somewhat familiar by now with my little trip to Scranton a few weekends ago — and you may remember that I mentioned scrambling around that day trying to...
James “Radio...
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“Radio” Kennedy Statue T.L. Hanna High School 2600 Highway 81 North Anderson, South Carolina submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill) Bill says: While traveling through Anderson, South Carolina, I had stopped to take some pictures of some old buildings when a local started...
Queen Esther’s...
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Queen Esther’s Bloody Rock Susquehanna Avenue (block between Seventh & Eighth Streets) Wyoming, Pennsylvania Perhaps the most gruesome “wonder” that I have visited is located on a quiet residential street in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. In between two trim suburban houses is...
Marine Corps War Mem...
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The Marine Corps War Memorial Arlington Blvd. and Meade Street Arlington, Virginia submitted by “MikeP” Mike says: I stopped by the Marine Corps War Memorial (better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial) in Rosslyn,Virginia today. It was unusually quiet… usually there are a number of visitors...
Molly Pitcher Memori...
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Molly Pitcher Gravesite & Memorial Old Graveyard Carlisle, Pennsylvania If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you might recall that this summer was not a lucky one for me with regard to cameras. In June, my camera was stolen in broad daylight from my motorcycle bag while I was...
Little Sister of Lib...
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“Little Sister of Liberty” Boy Scout Liberty Statue Chimborazo Park Richmond, Virginia submitted by “MikeP” wendyvee says: Mike snagged some photos of the Lady Liberty at Chimborazo Park in Richmond, Virginia! According to the Boy Scouts of America, there are over 200...
Madawaska Four Corne...
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Madawaska Four Corners Park 213 West Main Madawaska, Maine submitted by: “Joe L.” Joe says: The Madawaska Four Corners Park Association has created a park to honor the S.C.M.A Four Corners Tour finishers, participants, and motorcyclists. Prominently located in downtown Madawaska,...
McRae Liberty Bell
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Liberty Bell McRae, Georgia submitted by UrbanDragon (Scott) Frequent contributor (and roadside wonder “all-star”), Scott, shared the McRae, Georgia Statue of Liberty with us last year. Now we get to view one of the other features of McRae’s Liberty Square …...
The Gateway Arch
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The Gateway Arch Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St. Louis, Missouri submitted by “Jo,eh” wendyvee says: There is no denying that The Gateway Arch is one of the most recognizable of America’s “roadside wonders” …. but I think Jo says it best below 🙂 jo says: This...
General John F. Reyn...
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General John F. Reynolds Statue (McPherson’s Ridge) Route 30 Gettysburg National Historic Site Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Living within an hour of Gettysburg, and having a father who was a Civil War buff, I’ve been to the Gettysburg Battlefield many times. Of the multitude...
Jefferson Davis Obel...
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Jefferson Davis Historic Site East of Hopkinsville (US68) Todd County, Kentucky submitted by “SkyKing96” (Ray) update 6/08/10: (refers to smaller picture at left) Ray says: When I first saw this one last year, near Jackson, Mississippi, it was just a little over a week since my...
EC-130E “Commando So...
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EC-130E “Commando Solo II” PA National Guard Military Museum Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” wendyvee says: On Friday afternoon, I decided to take a spin across part of PA’s Route 443. It’s a nice mix of curves, forests, farms etc., …. and it also...