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Falls Church, Virginia: Scrap Metal Cowboy

Maybe 10 feet tall, with a wind turbine head beneath his cowboy hat. His colorfully painted dude ranch clothes are fading.

Dixie Sheet Metal Works

Address:
Gordon Rd, Falls Church, VA
Directions:
Dixie Sheet Metal Works. From Hwy 703/Haycock Rd turn east onto Hwy 7/W. Broad St. Drive one block. Turn right onto Gordon Rd. Drive about 300 feet and you'll see the cowboy on the left.
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Scrap Metal Cowboy.

Scrap Metal Cowboy

If you visit the Man Feeding The Pigs statue this is right down the street and he's gotten a makeover. My friend thought he looked more like a Mountie than a cowboy.

[Melissa J, 10/16/2021]

Cowboy.

Sheet Metal Cowboy

A ~10-foot-tall cowboy made of sheet metal and other materials stands outside the Dixie Sheet Metal Works.

[Lisa V, 09/18/2016]

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