2012
Railsplitter Festival - Lincoln, Illinois September 14 - 16, 2012 Copyright LDN 2012
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aturday morning Geoff Ladd of the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of
Logan County, Darlene Begolka of the Logan Railsplitting Association,
Mayor Keith Snyder and Paresh Patel, owner of the Best Western, joined
Gene Hickey and members of the Logan County Mounted Police in dedicating new
benches at the site of the covered wagon recognized by Guinness as the world’s
largest.
The benches were made by Hickey and donated to the tourist site in the name of the
They have been placed at the head
of the wagon so visitors may sit a
spell when they stop in.
The wooden pegs in the crossbars were
originally used to secure roof joists in an
1800
s barn Hickey tore down.
The covered wagon is recognized as
a Route 66 Roadside Attraction.
Youngsters headed to Eaton Fields
for a football game check out the
wagon and read the info on the
roadside sign.
Members of the mounted police with their horse pose
with Hickey for a keepsake photo of the event.
