Pingree Grove, Illinois: Giant Colonial Soldier and Wooden Chair (Gone)
18-ft tall wooden Colonial soldier sat in an equally large rocking chair, rifle across his lap. Officially named "The Unknown Soldier," carved from oak tree in 1976 by furniture store owner Andrew Pakan, who wanted an occupant in the giant rocking chair he'd also carved. Disassembled July 23, 2014; moved to nearby town; repairs underway in 2020.
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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]
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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Giant Colonial Soldier and Wooden Chair
- Directions:
- The chair stood next to the Noble Carrot Co-Op. On the southbound side of Reinking Rd, a half-mile north of its intersection with US Hwy 20/Oak St.
- Hours:
- April 2020: Gone
- Status:
- Gone
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