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Giant hands of Dr. Sid

Marietta, Georgia, United States
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A monumental bronze sculpture of a pair of hands, created by sculptor Stephen H. Smith and commissioned in tribute to Dr. Sid E. Williams, founder of Life University, stands near the university's Bell Tower on its Marietta, Georgia campus. The Bell Tower area is itself a monument to the early history of the chiropractic profession.
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Approximate location · 33.946° N, 84.518° W
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The Big Chicken is a 56-foot steel chicken-shaped structure above the KFC restaurant at 12 Cobb Parkway North in Marietta, Georgia (height per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; address per Explore Georgia). Georgia Tech architecture student Hubert Puckett designed it, and owner Stanley R. "Tubby" Davis erected it in 1963 to advertise Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake, a restaurant that, according to FOX 5 Atlanta, had served Cobb County since 1956. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kentucky Fried Chicken took over the building in 1974. After high winds damaged the structure in 1993, public support persuaded the company to repair it rather than demolish it. FOX 5 Atlanta reported in 2017 that it reopened after a $2 million renovation. Locals have long used it as a landmark in driving directions.
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