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Marcus O's avatar

Thanks for the shout-out. Great post! When I researched Mayes from afar, your photo of the sign in Maher showed up when I typed “Prepare to meet god” into the Google image search. The normal text search didn't bring up anything new, and I grew desperate to find new leads.

So far, the first and only sign I've found was in Conway, Arkansas, but that started my (mild) obsession with Mayes work.

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Michael Wriston's avatar

I love Harrison Mayes’ signs. Haven’t photographed one yet, but I’m hoping to get to it once I get back to West Virginia in the coming months.

I do photograph religious signs I find elsewhere, though!

https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelwriston/p/29-turned-around-on-the-road-to-damascus?r=59afd&utm_medium=ios

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Byron Hoot's avatar

Love to see that type of sign. Saw a sign that read, The Sisters of Mercy Welcome You. No Turning Around.

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Mark Krajnak's avatar

This is fascinating, Roger. I'd never heard of Harrison but am now going down the rabbit hole. Thanks for writing this!

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jean vickers's avatar

someday, i will tell u my story relating to the sign in mingo county, loved knowing more about these signs

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Jeremy Butler's avatar

Very interesting. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and had never heard of or seen Harrison Mayes signs. The ones you mention are on the other side of the state from me, but I may just have to make a road trip--with my camera, of course!

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Ben Trout's avatar

I vividly remember the sign in Maher. We'd pass by it twice each Sunday as my father was pastoring churches in Inez and Warfield. I was around seven years old.

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Greg Clary's avatar

Love this story and share your attraction to homemade signs of all kinds

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Patricia Davis's avatar

..wonder how many laughed through this..lovely..thank you .. they catch my eye, magic each time I ‘hear’ the story…the spring forthcoming

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