St. Charles, Illinois: Huge Wooden Colonial Guy
In an equally large rocking chair, rifle across his lap, he's probably wondering why he's in Illinois. Officially named "The Unknown Soldier," he was carved in 1976 by furniture store owner Andrew Pakan, who wanted something to sit in the giant rocking chair that he'd also carved.
Custom Furniture
- Address:
- 6N518 IL Route 25, St. Charles, IL
- Directions:
- Custom Furniture. On the west side of Hwy 25, four miles north of St Charles.
- Phone:
- 847-695-7040
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Huge Wooden Colonial Guy He looks freshly painted to me. Al Capone's hideaway is around the corner.
[Amber Larson, 10/20/2010]
Huge Wooden Colonial Guy Rocking Chair Rifleman: on rt.25, about five miles north of St.Charles, sits a huge wooden colonial guy. He's about twenty feet tall, sitting in a rocking chair and holding a rifle on his lap (in case of muffler man attacks?). His face looks like he's freezing. He's outside a country-style furniture store,and has been there for almost twenty years.
[Garry, 04/10/1999]
Rocking Chair Rifleman The Rocking Chair Rifleman is on rt.25, about five miles north of town. Note: There is a totem pole carved from a tree trunk next to him.
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After decades of weather and rot (he'd been carved for the 1976 Bicentennial), the 18-ft. tall seated Revolutionary War soldier was recently restored for optimal patriotic effect.