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Peachoid

Gaffney's Peachoid gained fame worldwide after being featured in the popular HBO series "House of Cards."

Gaffney’s Peachoid gained fame worldwide after being featured in the popular HBO series “House of Cards.”

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Many in Gaffney, S.C., were fearful that their beloved Peachoid water tower was being torn down. In fact, it is just getting a new paint job.

Peachoid

A plaque on the base of the Peachoid notes recognition it received in 1981, the year it was erected.

  (David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times )

Peachoid

To paint the Peachoid, 16 colors are mixed from about 55 gallons of petroleum-based paint (at $400 a gallon) to produce just the right peachy-yellowish tones.

  (David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times )

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The Peachoid looms over Interstate 85 in Gaffney.

  (David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times )

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