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3817 - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The sender is from Hollidaysburg, but the card is from Casey, Illinois. Casey is a town of 2400 people, but is home to several Guinness World Records. Local craftsman, Jim Bolin, has built 14 Guinness World record qualifying things. They include:

  • world's largest wind chime;
  • world's largest golf tee;
  • world's largest pitchform;
  • world's largest rocking chair;
  • world's largest wooden shoes;
  • world's largest mailbox;
  • world's largest gavel;
  • world's largest truck key;
  • world's largest barbershop pole;
  • world's largest teeter totter;
  • world's largest golf driver; and
  • world's largest swizzle spoon.
There is also a large set of knitting needles and crochet hook, but they have been surpassed in size. There are also other big things that aren't records. There is the big ear of corn, the big mousetrap, and the big pizza slicer.

The postcard features the big rocking chair in Casey, but it also features Illinois' largest man-made lake and St. Clair County's Gateway Geyser, the tallest water fountain in the United States. 

This card was created by Illinois South Tourism and Enjoy Illinois. 

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