World Scarecrow Record Awarded to Neighbor

Hoschton, Georgia was taken over by thousands of scarecrows this past fall; although the residents of the town only number 1,455 people, there was 5,441 scarecrows scattered throughout the 30548 zip code. The people's efforts at making this a memorable fall season were not in vain either, they were awarded an official world record for the "Most Scarecrows in One Location" by the World Records Academy. I happened to drive through this area and it was quite a sight to see literally hundreds of scarecrows lining the streets, grouped in front of buildings and scattered throughout people's yards. It would have been neat to actually walk around and look at the different ones in detail, but I didn't have the time.


Anyways, at this time, the city is not being awarded a Guiness World Record title due to a technicality. The office in London is saying that a zip code is not a location. However, the World Records Academy has a different point of view; they are saying that the same zip code counts as a location. A committee will decide within the month of January whether or not to appeal Guinness' decision.
The World Records Academy is going to honor the record with a full-page in it's 2009 book, which goes on sale this month. You can also see the city recognized on the company's Website: www.WorldRecordAcademy.org

Kudos, to my neighboring Hoschton, GA....a town which set out to break the Guiness Record for the most scarecrows in one place. Thanks to the tricky wording, the ZIP CODE area DOES NOT constitute one place! Go Figure! However, the World Record Academy DID award them their record for the over fifty-four hundred scarecrows set up. Below is a link to a You Tube video which will show a small sampling of the imagination that went into making the scarecrows.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSPNMCvh18M