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Smithfield, North Carolina: Snowball Building

A shaved ice ("Snowball") stand housed inside a big snowball. 25 feet tall. Built in the mid-1980s by owner Tommy Hill.

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Snow Cone Building.

Snow Cone Building

After a trip to the Ava Gardner Museum, you can go over to Hill's and get a sno-cone from a sno-cone shaped building. Doesn't appear to be a seasonal thing. The sign out front says "Open Every Day Except Rain."

[Dean Jeffrey, 06/10/2001]

Snowball Building

Hills of Snow

Address:
110 S. BrightLeaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC
Directions:
Hills of Snow. I-95 exit 95. Drive west on Market St./Hwy 70 into town. Turn left (south) onto Brightleaf Blvd/US 301. Hills of Snow will be a block ahead, on the right.
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