In honour of a US Navy commodore, who was known for his remarkable facial hair, a sideburns contest was held in Pennsylvania to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.
According to the Erie-Times News, the winner of the Perry Burns contest will be announced this week, Stuff.co.nz reported.
The winner will be that person, whose sideburns resembled those of Oliver Hazard Perry, who defeated British forces in September 1813.
Perry is considered a War of 1812 hero.
Old portraits of Perry suggest that he wore long mutton-chop sideburns that extended towards his lips.
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