To ring in the New Year, Pennsylvania town plans to drop giant nail in honour of ex-local mill
WEST FAIRVIEW, Pa. – A Pennsylvania town plans to nail their New Year’s Eve and bicentennial celebrations by dropping some major hardware to mark the occasion.
The Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1zLN2tm) reports West Fairview plans to drop a 7-foot-tall nail as the clock ticks down Wednesday night. Local artists constructed the nail out of wood.
The 50-pound symbol pays homage to the defunct Harrisburg Nail Works, a local mill that once employed many residents. West Fairview is across the Susquehanna (suhs-kwuh-HAN’-uh) River from the state capital.
Organizers say the event will also serve to commemorate the town’s 200th anniversary in 2015.
The inaugural nail drop joins a host of creative New Year’s Eve traditions in neighbouring towns, such as the dropping of a giant wrench in Mechanicsburg and a huge pickle in Dillsburg.
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Information from: The Sentinel, http://www.cumberlink.com
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