Saturday, December 31, 2011

Road Trip to Herbie Town



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Herbie and Marie Adams with my father, Bob Williams

Yesterday, my Dad and I headed to Crockett County near Alamo, TN to search for some graves of our Johnson ancestors. We found what what we were looking for, which I'll share another day, but we also had a lot of fun hanging out some friends of his at a place called Herbie Town.

Located near Alamo, off Highway 54 on Gibson Wells Rd., Herbie Town is the creation of Herbert and Marie Adams.

If Alice fell down the rabbit hole and woke up in a John Wayne movie, this is what she would find.

Herbert and Marie, who have been married 63 years, have spent 40 years turning their backyard into a museum of early 1800s culture but with the twist of Herbie's unique sense of humor manifested in the art he creates with iron, wood, and anything he can get his hands on.

"Found art" is everywhere in Herbie Town. From a riding lawn mower created by combining an old push mower with a bike to furniture created using pieces of antique farm equipment melded to scrap metal and wood, literally everywhere you look, you see something interesting.

Here are a few photos I took during our visit.

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Welcome to Herbie Town

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Have Fun!
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Herbert Adams in his Workshop
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Found Art Christmas Tree


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Horseshoe Rocking Chair


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Knives Made from Railroad Spikes


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Riding Lawnmower


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Jail

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View of Herbie Town from Second Floor of Saloon



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Walking Stool


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Planter


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Inside an 1800s Cabin


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Livery Stable


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Sideways Rocking Chair with Cup Holder
and Magazine Rack


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Iron Chickens


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Bottles


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Men's and Women's


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John Wayne Courage Quote


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Giant Chickens


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The End

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1 comment:

  1. Wow. There is a real place called Herbietown!! There's also a digital place called Herbietown. Www.herbietown.com. I am totally visiting this place one day.

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