The Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review has a story about how Geoff Ladd managed to acquire a gigantic covered wagon and Abe Lincoln figure and have it moved from Divernon, Ill., to an intersection at Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill.
Most of the information has already been reported by other media. But there’s this item:
All that remains now is a little light landscaping work. The wagon is called “The Railsplitter,” and so a rustic rail fence around it would certainly look cool. Regular-sized timbers, however, would be as toothpicks contrasted with this monster, and so the tourism bureau, which now owns the wagon, was happy to accept a generous and gargantuan solution involving AmerenCILCO and the Logan Railsplitting Association.
“Ameren is going to start delivering their downed utility poles from the recent ice storm, and the Railsplitters Association will turn them into a nice log fence,” Ladd said. “It’s going to look great.”