Vermont officials have recovered an antique weather vane stolen in the last century, solving a 41-year-old cold case. Modeled after the first steam locomotives, the five-foot-long copper piece was ...

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Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

On a stormy night in November 1983, thieves took a pair of ladders from a Hallowell construction site, scaled the nearby fire station’s tower, and absconded with its weather vane. A city fixture since ...

Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel, range ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A fish-shaped weather vane that's been a fixture atop the Monroe County Courthouse for more than 150 years will soon be getting a name. The Monroe County History Center and ...

AMESBURY — A replica of the famous Angel Gabriel weather vane that once perched atop the steeple of a Newburyport church sold at auction Friday for $4,000 – more than twice the presale estimate. The ...

A portion of the East North Avenue circle around North Point Tower is closed to traffic Monday and Tuesday so crews can remove the weather vane atop the tower.The weather vane recently tilted in a ...

A historic weather vane has been removed from the former fire house in Hallowell, this time, with the city’s permission. The instrument, which depicts a horse pulling a fire-hose cart with a single ...

MONTAGUE, MI -- On an unremarkable corner in a lakeside town, there’s a unique roadside stop. It claims a world record but its history is Pure Michigan. The “world’s largest weathervane” stands tall ...