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12.00" x 7.00"
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2.00"
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0.88"
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17.50" x 12.50"
Turkey Tracks on Route 66 - Nilwood, Illinois Framed Print
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Turkey Tracks on Route 66 - Nilwood, Illinois framed print by Susan Rissi Tregoning. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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One of my favorite Illinois Route 66 attractions is on a long-forgotten segment of the 1926-1930 alignment just outside of Nilwood, Illinois, where... more
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Artist's Description
One of my favorite Illinois Route 66 attractions is on a long-forgotten segment of the 1926-1930 alignment just outside of Nilwood, Illinois, where you can see 100+-year-old turkey tracks permanently imprinted into the road.
These tracks actually predate Route 66 since this stretch of road was originally Illinois Route 4, paved sometime between 1919-1921. On the National Register of Historic Places, this narrow and curvy stretch of road was later also bypassed by Illinois Route 4 and is now only used by local traffic and determined Route 66 explorers.
A lot of speculation has gone into this set of turkey tracks. Many think the turkey had to walk on the road within the first 2-4 hours of it being poured for the concrete to be wet enough for the weight of the turkey to leave tracks. It is also said that it had to be a domestic turkey, not a wild one since wild turkeys were overhunted and gone from Illinois by 1910.
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About Susan Rissi Tregoning
I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...
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