Bear Grass, North Carolina - Henry Cowan Sculptures
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- Bear Grass, NC [Show Map]
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- Bear Grass is just west of US Highway 17, south of Williamston, NC.
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Bear Grass, North Carolina - Henry Cowan Sculptures Henry C. Cowan did most of these sculptures in the 1980s. They are all of painted concrete. The war memorial started with the confederate soldier and cannon on the corner behind Cowan's house. They feature stone memorials to neighborhood veterans.
He had earlier done a mascot bear in front of the local Bear Grass High School, one of the smallest high schools in North Carolina. Another early work was a falcon on the grounds of Bertie High School, about 30 minutes north on US Highway 13, between Ahoskie and Windsor.
The bear in on Main Street in front of the school. George Washington is across the street in front of a community building. The war monuments are about three blocks away on the corner of Green and Ayers streets. I have not seen Henry in some years, and no one was home the day I took these pictures. I have no news of him, but the monuments are well tended. [Ric Carter, 08/11/2005]
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- In the region: Birthplace of Pepsi, New Bern, NC - 46 mi.
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