A Praying Mantis statue has stood along Route 30 - the Lincoln Highway - since the mid-1960s. Though it's a somewhat minor landmark at 9-ft. tall, it gets points for endurance. In November 2007, bug-averse vandals damaged the statue and dragged it across the street, where owner Georgia Sheftic found it (it has been vandalized and repaired before). It should be back in place in the Spring.
The big insect -- today referred to as "Survivor" by Sheftic, was sculpted in fiberglass by James Sidwell, who also made a Praying Mantis and assorted creatures for Dinosaur Land, White Post, VA. It's been in its current location for about 20 years.
