Intricate sign public art
This dramatic Seymour Welcome sign is located on US 50 just west of I-65. Made of metal on a concrete base, it includes symbols of Seymour’s history. A locomotive, plane propeller, corn, guitar, crown, bell tower and grain bins are just a few of the items on the welcome sign that was completed in 2014.
A bit west of the sign on US 50 is a somewhat faded yellow caboose. Marked with the Chessie System logo and name, it is parked next to an abandoned grain elevator. Seymour has a long and colorful history with railroads, so this caboose is a fitting display for the town.
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I like the old caboose! People can live in those if they are maintained. The singer John Mellencamp is from that town! ❤️
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We watched Mellencamp start his career. He started with the name John Cougar Mellencamp. His “little pink house” is in Seymour too. Quite the artist!
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There is an actual little pink house! I remember his Cougar days too.
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If memory serves me right Mellencamp had a contest and actually gave the house away.
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I think you are correct, what a great memory you have!
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He actually started out under the name Johnny Cougar before changing to John Cougar Mellencamp.
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You are correct. (That goes way back!)
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So do I !
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The joys of aging! 😉
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Well… I want my 21 year old body back!
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Dang, John, I’d have to go back 52 years to get back to 21!
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I’m 63 and feel 21 in my head, it’s not fair! 😡
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LOL… I’ve got a decade on you!
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There’s a state-maintained campground in Eastern Nebraska that rents out caboose-cabins.
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That’s cool!
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https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3170 Here’s a link.
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Two Rivers | Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (outdoornebraska.gov) Some photos
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