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Atchison, Kansas: Statue of Deafy Boular, the Legless Bricklayer (In Transition)

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Directions:
Downtown. On the east side of N. 5th St. midway between Main St. and Kansas Ave.
Hours:
Damaged by a drunk driver in Oct. 2022.
Admission:
Free
Status:
In Transition
Statue of Deafy Boular, the Legless Bricklayer

William "Deafy" Boular laid the brick streets and sidewalks of Atchison despite being deaf, mute, and having had both legs amputated by a train. The statue depicts him with a brick in hand, wearing his custom stump boots. Run over by a drunk driver on October 2, 2022.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [10/16/2015]

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