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| Established | 1977 |
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| Location | 1710 W Woodside Dr Dunlap postal address, Illinois 61525 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°50′1″N89°37′9″W / 40.83361°N 89.61917°W |
| Executive director | Laura Evancho |
| President | John Amdall – Interim President |
| Website | wheelsotime |
Wheels O' Time Museum is a museum in Medina Township, Peoria County, Illinois, United States, [1] with a Dunlap postal address. [2] [3]
The Wheels O’ Time Museum was founded in 1977. It opened to the public in 1983. [4] [5] In 2017 the museum became a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. [4] The museum operates from May to October, excluding holidays. [6]
Museum exhibits include Rock Island 886, a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive built in 1910 by the American Locomotive Company for the Rock Island Railroad [7] [8] and two old railroad passenger cars. [9] A giant Lego exhibit opened in May 2022, donated by the family of the man who built it. [10] [11] A LeTourneau Metal House, an example of prefabricated housing built during the Great Depression, is also on display. [12] [13] The collection includes many antique cars. [14]
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