The Sheriff of Pollardville
The Sheriff of Pollardville
13325 California 88,
Lockeford, California
95237
On the outskirts of Stockton, the ghost town of Pollardville use to entertain travelers. Pollardville opened in 1944 and relocated near Highway 99 in 1957. It sadly closed on April 1st, 2007. Pollardville was a touristy "ghost town" that started as a chicken restaurant. As the attraction grew, it added the Pollardville Palace Saloon, the Jamestown Jail, two historic buildings, parts of the movie set from the 1958 movie: The Big Country, and even a train you could buy tickets for and ride.
When it closed it was advertised by a tall sign topped by a giant chicken wearing a hat. The sign also had a flashing light up arrow, pointing down, and proudly proclaimed "Best Chicken in the Country". The entire sign straddled a locomotive.
There was a second giant chicken on site hanging out in the ghost town. This chicken also wore a hat, along with a vest, spurs, and even carried a gun and sheriff's badge. The Sheriff of Pollardville was the mascot of the ghost town.
Sadly on April 13th, 2010, after having been closed for three years, Pollardville was demolished. All that remains at the former site, as of May 2015 is the remnants of the tall sign that stood outside the ghost town. But luckily the Sheriff of Pollardville survived and can now be found in Lockefort.
Yes, the hat wearing, gun toting, giant chicken stands on the north side of Main Street in Lockeford. It stands in the private yard of Lisa Pollard, the daughter of the owners of Pollardville. Luckily it can easily be seen from the street and it is in good condition. There is a white fence in the front of the property and you can easily stand on the sidewalk before the fence, see and take pictures of the giant chicken. A decent sized sausage selling cow is across the street and about a half block down. Supposedly the chicken from ontop of the tower sign was put into storage by Neil Pollard, Lisa's father and former owner of Pollardville.
See more on Giant Chickens.
Follow WeirdCA.com!
Closest Weird
Sinclair Dinosaurs
13.61 Miles Away
Lodi, California
Statue, Buffalo, Giant Shoe
(Steele Realty & Investment Company)
20.32 Miles Away
Elk Grove, California
Muffler Men
22.57 Miles Away
Sutter Creek, California
Comments:
- ed of Escondidoon 2016-10-06 said:
- There's a big fiberglass cock on display at Hawthorne Feed in Escondido on Valley Parkway.
- Charles of Sonora , California on 2014-05-02 said:
- Link to some more Giant Chickens. Also one is located at Poor Man's Bronze in Jackson CA.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120610/A_NEWS0803/206100313
First Created: 2014-04-21
Last Edited: 2016-08-26
