Editing Thomasville, North Carolina (section)

==Big Chair==
[[File:The Big Chair 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[The Big Chair]]]]
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Thomasville is commonly referred to as the "Chair Town" or "Chair City", in reference to a {{convert|30|ft|adj=on}} landmark replica of a [[Duncan Phyfe]] armchair that rests in the middle of the city. The original "Big Chair" was constructed in 1922 by the now-defunct [[Thomasville Furniture Industries]] (formerly the Thomasville Chair Company) out of lumber and Swiss steer hide to reflect the city's prominent furniture industry. However, this chair was scrapped in 1936 after 15 years of exposure to the weather. In 1951, a larger concrete version of the chair was erected with the collaboration of local businesses and civic organizations and still remains today. The Big Chair gained national attention in 1960 when then presidential candidate [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] greeted supporters on the monument during a campaign whistle stop.<ref name="tourism-chair">[http://www.thomasvilletourism.com/Historic%20Sites/BigChair.html "The Big Chair"]</ref> Although larger ones have been built, many Thomasville residents still boast that the Big Chair between the two Main Streets is the "World's Largest Chair".