Streator, Illinois -
Hometown of Pluto Discoverer
Hometown of Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered the defrocked planet Pluto. Honored in the town's historical museum and mural.
- Address:
- 306 S. Vermillion St., Streator, IL
- Directions:
- Mural: Above Don's Furniture, between Monroe and Vermillion Sts. Streatorland Historical Society Museum: 306 S. Vermillion St.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Hours:
- Museum: M-F 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 815-672-2443
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Hometown of Pluto Discoverer We drove through Streator after seeing it featured on a Nova episode covering the plight of Pluto, the one-time planet. Streator is the hometown of the astronomer who discovered Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh. We were hoping to visit the local museum; they weren't open the Saturday we came through.
There is a mural over Don's Furniture on Main Street. The mural proclaims Tombaugh, very clearly, "Discoverer of the Planet Pluto." [Steve, 09/07/2010]
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