Chillicothe, IL - Artistic Welcome Signs on Waymarking.com

At the border for Chillicothe and along IL Route 29 is this artistic sign for the village.

The sign is located on the east side of the road, a little after the population sign, and before a motel. It is also south of the intersection with Cloverdale Road.

The wooden sign has several parts. There is a part with a post and a presentation of all the organizations that meet in Chillicothe. The main sign post has two columns with a triangular feature over them. Between the posts is the sign itself, with the name, "Chillicothe," along the bottom, and the scene framed in a semi-circle above the name. The artistic scene shows a river with a truss bridge crossing it at a narrow point. The land has multi-colored splotches, probably to depict trees in autumn. The river has a river steamboat to represent the time when a main form of transformation was by water. The truss bridge is a railroad bridge - the other major transportation route in the early days of Illinois - still is for freight traffic.

The sign appears to have faded color. In particular, the river, which was probably painted either blue or blue-violet, now is a purplish red color.

The area around the sign is mostly commercially developed. There is a strip mall on the west side of the road. Beyond this sign is a motel. To the south is the start of corn fields.

Chillicothe is a village of about 6000 people (2000 Census).

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