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The Iron Horse

by Joe Earle | 2, Add your Comment | May 23, 2009

#2 in a series of 10 Extraordinary Roadside Attractions in Georgia. Summer’s here and the time is right for finding odd things by the streets.Thinking road trip? Georgia’s back roads bloom with odd sites, strange creatures and mystic wonders. Here are a few worth checking out.

ironhorse600This towering metal statue of a horse now stands, aloof and alone, in field on a Greene County farm. But the horse once touched off something like a riot at the University of Georgia. When it was unveiled on campus during the 1950s, some students objected to the sculpture. They trashed the horse and even tried to burn it. University officials removed the offending beast and hid it away. A few years later, the Horse appeared on the farm miles outside town, its backside turned toward Athens.

Links: Wikipedia, Greene County Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Info

How to get there: Take Ga. 15 north from Greensboro.


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2 Responses to “The Iron Horse”

  1. Rebecca McCarthy says:
    May 24, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    I heard once from old-time Athenians that students used to leave piles of real live horse manure under the horse’s tail when the sculpture was on campus.

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  2. Tim Oliver says:
    May 26, 2009 at 11:07 am

    At A.B.A.C. we had a life-sized statue of our mascot, the Golden Stallion. It was, frequently, adorned with a jock strap and a bra, being equal opportunity vandels, I reckon.

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About the author Joe Earle: Extensive experience as a reporter, line editor, section editor and assignment editor. Have covered and directed coverage of government, politics, law and courts and crime and reported and edited articles on the arts and entertainment, business and other topics. Regularly designated rewrite man to combine multiple feeds during breaking news events. Self-starter with a good eye for stories. Have written, directed or edited watchdog reports, investigative reports, narrative stories, Web bursts and briefs, multiple-part stories and stand-alone features. Have taken management training courses, including courses on hiring staff, and have managed experienced reporters and rookies, directed “mobile journalists“ (known as "mojos“) and worked with writers based in distant bureaus or filing from the road. Specialties Coverage of courts, the law and crime. Coverage of the arts. Breaking news. Personality profiles and human interest stories.

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