John Fulton
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Been a long time since I lived in PA,( about 60 years) but I remember the hex symbols on a lot of the barns up there. Does anyone have a picture , and relate the story behind them?
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smallercrawler
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John, I remember seeing the symbols you refer to but it's been a long time so can't recall any of the folklore associated with them. You did make me think of the "Mail Pouch" ads, and the barn
roofs that had large arrows, airport names, and distances worked into the shingles for early airplane navigation. Thanks and good luck.
roofs that had large arrows, airport names, and distances worked into the shingles for early airplane navigation. Thanks and good luck.
John Fulton
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Are they an Amish/Mennonite/ German tradition??
smallercrawler
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Anonymous-0
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My barn has half moons carved into eves always wondered why
J.Wondergem
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My first thought was the same as smallercrawlers was. I pictured all the barns with Mailpouch and Redman tobacco ads.
Interesting that you noticed that. Yes, the 'Swastika' symbol predates the Nazi regime...by about 3000 years!....I read recently about the same symbol on the cathedral in St. Cloud, MN, head of the local Catholic diocese. I think it was removed a few decades ago, after WWII. Controversial....It goes back to Sanscrit. Means 'to be good'. FYI- google 'swastika'.
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