A retired North Carolina repairman built giant wind-powered sculptures from scrap; after 30 were moved downtown, the park drew 194,300 visitors and generated $5.3 million in regional sales
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September 4, 2026
Simpson used salvaged road signs, bicycle parts and scrap metal to create towering structures that moved with the wind. Vollis Simpson spent much of his life repairing farm machinery in Wilson County, North Carolina. After retiring, he began building…