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Thank you to Laurie for sending this article.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/wha...ner&no-ist
Unfortunate that they couldn't be incorporated into an existing attraction.
A presidential miniature golf course?
Decorations for a themed restaurant near a historical park?
" " RV park near a historical landmark.
Tourist trap "Garden of Presidents" attraction?
Sad, but looks like something out of a zombie movie to me....

This one is particularly scary.....

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Lincoln is eerily damaged.....

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Betty, maybe Lincoln is suppose to look that way..........just saying.
Quote:RE: How 43 Giant, Crumbling Presidential Heads Ended Up in a Virginia Field
Betty, maybe Lincoln is suppose to look that way..........just saying.

He looks as if Booth attacked him with a bazooka.....
NBC Nightly News did a story about this.

http://uverse.com/watch/h___60700430?ref=yfp
I can't imagine anyone spending the money, time, and energy at having the busts moved to one's private property. What was hoped to be gained?
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