Meet the Man Behind Ohio’s Whimsical Temple of Tolerance
In this episode of Local Legends, we meet Jim Bowsher, who has been building the Temple of Tolerance in the backyard of his home in Wapakoneta, Ohio, for decades. What is the Temple of Tolerance? It’s a rock garden and collection of outsider art that began in 1981, when Bowsher decided to build a place that encouraged people of all walks of life to come together and feel accepted. From a sculpture known as the “Bully Eater” to a tube filled with shell casings representing every man or woman who died in a war from 1812 on, the Temple of Tolerance is filled with poignant stories that touch all who come across it.
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