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A 30-foot-tall pencil-shaped sign towers over Main Street at 146 US-11, Wytheville, Virginia, built for the former Wytheville Office Supply store. Though the office supply business has since closed, the giant pencil sign remains standing as a local landmark.
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World's Largest Pencil
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Site-level location · 36.9526° N, 81.0873° W
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A freestanding roadside sign visible from the street at all times; the underlying storefront is closed.
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146 US-11, Wytheville, Virginia.
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