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Thomas Wolfe’s Angel

Hendersonville, NC

A marble angel in Oakdale Cemetery became famous because of its association with Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel. The sculpture was carved in Italy and sold by Wolfe’s father, whose monument shop inspired major elements of the novel.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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