We visited the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina today. These were all originally created with scrap materials and were on his family farm outside Wilson.
@odd Very much so. They are very intricate. One of them, Mule Train, (one of the later pics with the large white fan) the heads of the mules move and the farmer waves as the windmill in the front spins.
@odd He had four on display in Atlanta, GA during the 1996 Summer Olympics, and he has one in Baltimore at the American Visionary Art Museum.
@jmreekes A great read. I’m glad they were able to save the art and make the park a tourist destination for tourists from near and far. Also, thanks for sharing Atlas Obscura! I haven’t visited that site in a decade or so, but it is fun to look at all the attractions, and their stories.