The Great Bear statue in front of the multimillion dollar complex of high schools is made entirely of lawnmower blades. Anthropologists believe this unusual form of construction undoubtedly holds unique symbolic value for locals.
Byron has a long and glorious history stretching way back to around the 1890s, when the tiny railway post was still called Bear Creek (pronounced "crick"). It got this name because a farmer thought he saw a bear once down in a little creek that flows through the outskirts of town. Resident Byronians keep this fascinating tradition alive by painting everything school-related with sweeping murals of majestic black bears and erecting awe-inspiring sculptures to the beast. Tourists should be open-minded, however; this is by no means considered by locals to be idol worship or to weaken their steadfast following of the Christian faith.
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