Williamsville Celebrates Route 66
International Traveler
The picture that you're seeing is "live" at the Williamsville Public Library and Museum! This streaming web-cam will allow travelers to connect with their loved ones around the country and the world. The multi-directional sign that you see celebrates the top visiting countries along Illinois' Route 66. The sign was designed and produced by individual members of the Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers and includes: Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Japan, France, Italy and Holland. New York, Chicago and Los Angeles also have a place alongside the countries.
The sign was dedicated and those who contributed to its development were recognized at Williamsville's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Village President Tom Yokley hopes that the signage will be a welcoming experience that acknowledges the large number of international travelers that drive along Route 66 through Williamsville. The Williamsville Public Library and Museum, located at 217 North Elm Street, has long recognized the significance and frequency of the international traveler to the area, having documented their presence through both a sign-in book and a map where pushpins indicate the various countries represented.
The web-cam was funded in part by a $1,000 grant for technological equipment and installation by the Illinois Route 66 National Scenic Byway. The idea for the multi-directional sign came from Route 66 enthusiast David Alan Badger, who noted that he has not seen an attraction of this kind during his extensive travels along Illinois' Route 66. He suggested that a streaming web-cam directed at the Route 66 multi-directional sign would facilitate a memory making experience for the international traveler by connecting them to loved ones around the world and that the sign would provide a one-of-a kind photo opportunity.
We hope that you'll include Williamsville in your travels along Route 66 for a unique and memorable experience!
The sign was dedicated and those who contributed to its development were recognized at Williamsville's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Village President Tom Yokley hopes that the signage will be a welcoming experience that acknowledges the large number of international travelers that drive along Route 66 through Williamsville. The Williamsville Public Library and Museum, located at 217 North Elm Street, has long recognized the significance and frequency of the international traveler to the area, having documented their presence through both a sign-in book and a map where pushpins indicate the various countries represented.
The web-cam was funded in part by a $1,000 grant for technological equipment and installation by the Illinois Route 66 National Scenic Byway. The idea for the multi-directional sign came from Route 66 enthusiast David Alan Badger, who noted that he has not seen an attraction of this kind during his extensive travels along Illinois' Route 66. He suggested that a streaming web-cam directed at the Route 66 multi-directional sign would facilitate a memory making experience for the international traveler by connecting them to loved ones around the world and that the sign would provide a one-of-a kind photo opportunity.
We hope that you'll include Williamsville in your travels along Route 66 for a unique and memorable experience!
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Village workers put the finishing touches on installation of the sign and (right) Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers pose with their product.