Fountain Inn, South Carolina: Normal Peg Leg Bates
Peg Leg Bates was born and died in Fountain Inn. In between he lost his leg in a cotton mill, then became a famous vaudeville peg-legged tap dancer. His statue, unveiled in 2001, shows him standing proudly on his peg leg.
- Address:
- Fairview St., Fountain Inn, SC
- Directions:
- Downtown. On the north side of Fairview St. between Hwy 14/N. Main St. and Hwy 209/N. Weston St.
- Admission:
- Free
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Small main street feel, and Robert Quillen office and library are right next to the statue. Clayton Bates' story is inspiring, great statue.
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Clayton Bates, a vaudeville peg-legged tap dancer, was born and died in the town that honors him with this memorial statue. The monument quotes him: "Just watch me peg it, you can tell by the way I leg it, I'm Peg-Legged Bates, the one-legged dancing man."