When William Penn and two of his business partners commissioned a weather vane to top their grist mill near Philadelphia, it told them which way the wind was blowing. The vane also was a sign for the ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

Vermont officials have recovered an antique weather vane stolen in the last century, solving a 41-year-old cold case. Modeled after the first steam locomotives, the five-foot-long copper piece was ...

After a county resident raised the issue in 2024 and again last year, a broken weather vane at the Williams County ...

As a functioning piece of meteorological equipment, a weathervane is definitely limited. However, as a decorative feature for a barn or a cupola or a chimney, many people find weathervanes to be ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. MECHANIC FALLS — When the roof of the First Congregational Church was ...

Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel, range ...

Look up for some signs of history or whimsy, in particular when the wind blows.Weather vanes have been around for two thousand years, telling sailors and farmers the direction of the wind. Now they ...