Standing nearly six-and-half-feet tall, the Swedish American Museum’s Dala horse graced the corner of Clark and Farragut as a symbol of Andersonville for eight years. By February 2013, however, the Chicago elements had become too much for the hand-carved wooden horse, and despite a few preventative bolts to the nose, it was noticeably dilapidated. The horse spent a year being carefully tended to, and now it stands fully restored—only this time, it’s inside.
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