The World's Largest Pecan was built by George and Elizabeth James in 1982 as a tribute to a large, hardy northern pecan they found on their farm, James Pecan Farm, Inc., in the early 1950s. This patented nut, the starking hardy giant, has been sold worldwide. The large pecan stood at The Nut Hut, three miles east of Brunswick, until 2013, when the James children, Betty James Knight, Sandy James Naylor, and Bill James donated it to the Chariton County Community Foundation for placement in the City of Brunswick, known as The Pecan Capitol of Missouri. The James Pecan continues to signify the importance of the pecan industry to Chariton County, Missouri.