Wheels O' Time Museum

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Wheels O' Time Museum
Wheels O' Time Museum
Established1977 (1977)
Location1710 W Woodside Dr
Dunlap, Illinois 61525
United States
Coordinates 40°50′1″N89°37′9″W / 40.83361°N 89.61917°W / 40.83361; -89.61917
Executive directorLaura Evancho
PresidentJohn Amdall – Interim President
Website wheelsotime.org

Wheels O' Time Museum is a museum in Dunlap, Illinois, United States. [1] [2]

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History

The Wheels O’ Time Museum was founded in 1977. It opened to the public in 1983. [3] [4] In 2017 the museum became a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. [3] The museum operates from May to October, excluding holidays. [5]

Exhibits

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 [6] [7] and two old railroad passenger cars. [8] A giant Lego exhibit opened in May 2022, donated by the family of the man who built it. [9] [10] A LeTourneau Metal House, an example of prefabricated housing built during the Great Depression, is also on display. [11] [12] The collection includes many antique cars. [13]

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