Bruceville, Indiana: Home of the Big Peach
A scaled-down, but still towering, Washington Monument next to a 20-foot-tall peach. Built by Wilbur and Doris Yates in 1954 as a tribute to the Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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The Big Peach is a marvel of architectural ingenuity. In the summer, there is a produce stand on the premises that sells, of course, peaches. They also vend other items. When I was there I admired a selection of Lamb Chop memorabilia. The peach is easily accessible and you can walk right up to it. There is a smaller statue next to it that resembles the Washington Monument. Someone must take pride in the peach; she always seem to gleam with a nice paint job.
[Faye Travis, 02/02/2005]
The giant peach on US 41 is about 5 miles north of town on the west side of US 41. As of 1996, it was a family-owned produce stand. The giant (probably 20 ft diameter or so) peach shares a pedestal with a large golden obelisk (or a small Washington Monument, depending on how you want to look at it).
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Home of the Big Peach
- Address:
- 7738 N. Pierce Rd, Bruceville, IN
- Directions:
- North of Vincennes on US Hwy 41. One mile south of the intersection of US Hwy 41 and Hwy 550.
- Phone:
- 812-324-2548
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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