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Last week’s mystery, “Sitting in a shady place,” was a photo taken by Barry Wingard of Florence that showed a bronze statue “Huey Cooper and His Lucky Rabbit’s Foot.” It’s in Lake City.
According to sleuth Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, “the sculpture was created by Alex Palkovich, a renowned sculptor originally born in the trans-Carpathian Mountains, now part of the Ukraine. He spent much of his career in Florence….
“The sculpture was installed on Sept, 10, 2014, to commemorate a beloved former resident, Huey Cooper, who was always cheerful and spent most days on a low, cement wall at the corner of Acline and Main streets where people could rub his lucky rabbit’s foot for a nickel.
“Huey died in 1978, but this statue will allow him to forever hold out his rabbit’s foot, and continue collecting a nickel from any luck-seekers who want to rub the rabbit’s foot for good luck. You can even put a nickel into a slot in the right pocket of the statue. While you could technically rub the rabbit’s foot without paying Huey, don’t expect any good luck to come from such a maneuver!”
Others who correctly identified the Huey statue were: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Pam Little-McDaniel of Florence; Penny Forrester of Tallahassee, Fla.; Steve Yarborough of West Columbia; Pat Keadle of Wagener; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Elizabeth Jones of Columbia; Linda Teachey of Okatie; Peggy Morrow of Lake City; Bill Segars of Hartsville; and Diane Graham.
- Send us a mystery picture. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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