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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This town sucks and its police force and City Hall and all individuals in charge are corrupt and all belong behind bars! Why do you think John Melloncamp doesn’t live here and he never calls Seymour his Hometown! The mayor and his crooked police chief make up their on laws and if you speak out against them you will end up in the Jackson County Jail. And then they will steal your money out of bank accounts to prevent you from getting a lawyer and some help. The Feds need to investigate these corrupt officials!!!
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Some dude who collected model trains was driving his wife nuts spending all their $ on toy trains. One day, he went too far and spent nearly $1000 on a model train. His wife was so furious she took the train and broke it over his head.
The wife got busted for domestic caboose. She now has a criminal track record.
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I remember her! She had the worst loco-motive…
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Thanks so much for sharing this picture of a Chessie System caboose in your post. Great to see the locomotive on the city sign of Seymour, Indiana, as well. Thanks for sharing.
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