Danville, Illinois - Shoe Tree
- Address:
- Danville, IL [Show Map]
- Directions:
- Take Interstate 74 to Danville IL, Martin Luther King JR exit, and take exit as if coming into Danville traveling East. Follow east approx 6 miles, at this point, you will cross a bridge over a large park, this is Ellsworth, and the shoe tree is on the North side of the road. Once you come to the stoplight, there will be a large plane on your right side. Turn right here and come down the hill into Ellsworth Park, from here the tree is easily found.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Hours:
- Dawn to 11 pm.
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Danville, Illinois - Shoe Tree This Shoe Tree in Danville, Illinois stands in beautiful Ellsworth Park next to the river. The importance of this area is of interest also, as the park was once the site of a Council Elm Tree that was the primarly gathering place for many of the Indian tribes that inhabited the area. I find it quite amusing that people are once again gathering around a tree for a ceremonial reason! The tree is quite handsome, with its 30-40 some odd pairs of shoes. [Katz, 04/08/2006]
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