Garland is tipping its hat to history — literally.

The city will unveil its newest landmark, a massive 20-foot-long cowboy hat sculpture in the heart of Downtown Garland.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Fittingly named The Big Hat, the installation celebrates Garland’s official title as the “Cowboy Hat Capital of Texas.”

“I mean, we have a hat that even Big Tex would approve of,” said Amy Rosenthal, Cultural Arts Director for the City of Garland.

The sculpture, designed and built by Mello Signs of Fort Worth, arrived on Thursday aboard an extra-wide trailer. Now, it stands proudly near the city’s historic rail yard, just blocks away from where some of the world’s most iconic cowboy hats have been made for nearly a century.

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