Mount Airy Nc Whittlin Wall

The recently unveiled whittling wall in historic downtown mount airy north carolina.

Mount airy nc whittlin wall.

Department of commerce to provide a downtown enhancement. You can visit the whittling wall and get a better sense of who we are in mount airy artisans musicians educators small business owners and hard working people who make mount airy what it is. The whittler reflects that the wall has been called the whittling wall for decades since men would gather here and whittle while waiting for their wives to finish shopping. The other two sculptures are of a generic whittler and a mill worker.

Six of the sculptures are of notable folks from mount airy including donna fargo. The whittling wall project is being funded by a 94 340 grant awarded to mount airy last year by the n c. It features eight brick sculptures of local icons who helped shape mount airy s history and culture. It is scheduled from 3 to 5 p m.