This fabulous man of fiberglass is a repurposed Johnny Appleseed statue from a now defunct Johnny Appleseed themed restaurant and stands a whopping 25 feet tall! (DON’T LISTEN TO THE LIARS THAT SAY HE’S ONLY TEN)
He was brought to this spot from Pennsylvania or Virginia (ambiguous) and was repainted to the colors of BP, had his pot hat turned into a trucker hat and is left arm made to hold coffee (now broken off)
In 2016 the arm broke to rest on the the donut, and the following year fell completely off and moved to the yard of the Econo Lodge about a thousand feet away. For some reason.
It’s been 50 long years, but let’s give it up for Johnny Donutseed. And so, I bid you
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