US Route 11
Timberville, Virginia 22853
Last updated on April 2, 2024
Directions from Saint John’s Baptist Church to site 7:
  • Continue on St. Johns Rd then turn at the first left 
  • Turn right on US-211/N Valley Pike 
  • In 8.5 miles turn left onto N Congress St
  • In 4.9 miles turn right onto Newdale School Rd
  • The statues is on the right before the intersection of US-11 and Newdale School Rd 
  • There is area to pull over at to see the statue up close
Two identical statues stand tall at the north and south ends of US Highway 11, or Lee Jackson Highway, in Rockingham County, Virginia. They are the Rockingham Country Bronze Turkey Statues. These statues reflect the history of Rockingham County as the “Turkey Capital of the World,” where poultry is produced. The statues are mounted on a stone pedestal and sculpted from copper; the statues were installed in 1955. The statues came about through the vision of a 10-year-old African American boy in 1951. As a student at Lucy F. Simms in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Gerald Harris submitted the idea of a turkey statue in a contest. Harris was awarded first place. The success of the statues was accomplished due to Gerald Harris’s bright idea and contributors J. Noorwood Bosserman and Carl A. Roseburg. The bronze turkey was chosen as it is a domestic breed that flourished in the county. The Rockingham County Bronze Turkey Statues are featured in the Roman Bronze Works in New York.
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