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Article: Giles County students design wall of art: The art project was unveiled Thursday as part of Giles County's bicentennial celebration.
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- The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2006
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Byline: Lindsay Key
Dec. 27--PEARISBURG -- Giles County students in fifth through eighth grades have already left a mark on the county, and it is 17 feet tall.
In honor of the county's yearlong bicentennial celebration, more than 750 students were each given a 6-inch-square ceramic tile -- pieces of an 11.5-by-17-foot mural depicting a map of Giles County -- to decorate.
"The children were able to do anything they wanted to," said Denise Blakeney, chairwoman of the Giles Bicentennial Committee.
Popular items included Virginia Tech symbols, Giles High School footballs, butterflies and flowers.
The tiles were fired at Giles ...