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It represents the Bible verse "For I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan" (Genesis 37:17), on which the town based its name. [78] Peanuts Around Town is a public art project organized by The Downtown Group, consisting of 5-foot-tall (1.5 m), life-sized peanut sculptures decorated in various fashions and displayed around Dothan. [79]
Dancin' Dave Whatley posing next to his Headland Peanut during the unveiling in 2015. Dave Whatley (31 March 1927 – 21 September 2015), better known as Dancin' Dave, was an American street performer and local celebrity in the Wiregrass, especially around Dothan, Alabama. He was well known for his dances which he would perform for a small ...
The National Peanut Festival (NPF), the United States' largest peanut festival, is held each fall in Dothan, Alabama, to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the harvest season. [1] Established in 1938, the fairgrounds are located on Highway 231 South, three miles south of the Ross Clark Circle. The festivities include games and amusement ...
Wells Fargo Arena (formerly Ameris Arena) is a 3,000-seat indoor arena located in Dothan, Alabama. It is part of the National Peanut Festival complex, and is used for sporting events including rodeos. It is also used for concerts.
Mar. 17—We all have that one crazy friend that leaves us scratching our heads. Fred Becker, 22, was that guy in 1912 when he jumped off the highest point of the trestle Market Street Bridge on a ...
The 10-acre corn maze in southwest Licking County is one of 75 farms celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip. Van Buren Acres 2024 corn maze honors 75 Years of Peanuts comics ...
The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), sometimes referred to as the "Mexican cotton boll weevil" [3] was indigenous to Mexico, but appeared in Alabama in 1915. By 1918 farmers were losing whole crops of cotton. H. M. Sessions saw this as an opportunity to convert the area to peanut farming. In 1916 he convinced C. W. Baston, an indebted farmer ...
This sugar substitute is often found in sugar-free gum, candies, and even peanut butter. For dogs, xylitol can cause a dangerous drop in blood sugar and liver failure. 6. Alcohol.