This is part of our statue to Mr. Lincoln, one of the rare tributes to his sense of humor. When you come to Taylorville, be sure to visit this statue and rub Liberty the Pig's nose for good luck...it works! Just look at me...once I touched the magic snout, I went from living on the lam to living high on the hog!

Liberty, the statue, is my namesake!

As Taylorville Tourism’s ambassador, I give these upcoming events 5 squeals.

Dec.  2-3, 2011

   Our trademark event -- Holiday Home Tour!

**Stroll magnificent private homes

decorated for the holidays

**Complimentary Cookie Buffet

 **Ticket headquarters ~~

 Cottage Rose Gift Shoppe

East side, Taylorville Square

Call 217-824-9447

  Dec. 3, 2011

  Victorian Christmas Tea

Illinois' Most Opulent Tea!

**Lavish Menu served at 11 a.m.

**Style Show --

Vintage  & Holiday Apparel

**Reserve your tickets now!

Cottage Rose Gift Shoppe

 217-824-9447.

Click Here for a Preview of Our Holiday Festivities!

For more events link to www.taylorvillechamber.com

Taylorville is proud to be the LAST STOP on Mr. Lincoln's circuit!

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Taylorville Holiday Home Tour

Do the Taylorville Trot!

The heart of my hamlet (pop. 11,200) is the 19^th Century Town Square, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As a smart, curious pig, I discovered lots of “likes” as I trotted in Mr. Lincoln’s footsteps during my months on the run as a homeless baby pig…

Above is the picture of Mr. Lincoln's statue in Springfield. See how the finish is worn off his nose?

This is because so many people touch it to make a wish or simply to have good luck.

Well, here's a secret for you ...our pig's nose has the same magical powers. Touch it, and your dreams just might come true!

People are travelling from all over to touch our pig's nose and see the statue dedicated to Mr. Lincoln's sense of humor.

Taylorville is proud to host the world's only statue of Mr. Lincoln and a pig.

Ladies and Gentlemen, our hamlet has SOOO many dining choices, it is hard to decide...so I have brought on an associate to help me with the important field work of sampling Taylorville's Bills of Fare. Click on Joe to see his reports!

• 1902 Christian County Courthouse: My crown jewel, with a newly revealed interior stained glass dome, ornate rotunda, and East Wing Lincoln museum. Outside, don’t miss the statue of my forebear and a splashing water fountain (a spectacular  replica of the 1900s original). I gulped water at the fountain and squealed when I discovered Lincoln and the baby pig (we could be twins!)

Pssst! Keep this under your hat, but I've written my story and my mistress is putting the final touches on it now. Soon it will be published, and I will REALLY be the second most famous pig in Taylorville....Scroll down to see the pictures my mistress took to inspire our artist so my memoir  -- a high drama tail...er...tale, will be  lovely to see as  well as to read.

County Board Chairman John C. Curtin        knows the magic in touching the pig's nose!

Rumor has it that Mayor Brotherton touched the nose BEFORE the election...but we don't have confirmation of that!

•  Bill’s Toasty:  People throng to this authentic, grease-splattered diner (hold the pork chops!)

• Breeze-Courier “In Hog Heaven” heralded a Page One story in my favorite newspaper after I finally found a home.

• Below...Legendary political journalist    Mike Lawrence and his wife Mary Ann   rub Liberty the Pig's nose for good luck during a recent visit to Taylorville.

• I must be a VIP (very important pig) to adorn The Best 4 Less, a discount card and gift shop.

• More pig tails decorate an arched doorway at Duke’s Office Supply and a mural at PS Printing. Watch for their pics coming soon!

• My adopted hometown owes its heritage to glacier-honed farm fields and rich veins of coal. You’ll never take energy for granted after a visit to the Christian County Coal Mine Museum on the square’s east side. Presided over by founder William A. Stone, a retired miner, the museum captures the blood, sweat, tears, toil and triumphs of coal mining, including deadly mine wars.  Call 217-823-1819.

"The Ballad of Lincoln's Pig" by Joe Meeks.

CD on sale at Cottage Rose 

Ladies and gentlemen...this is the very courthouse where Lincoln pled his cases, seeking justice for his clients. It was under this very building where my porcine forbears raised such a snorting ruckus that Mr. Lincoln beseeched the judge for a Writ of Quietus to bring silence and allow the jury to hear his summation...

Taylorville and Christian County are featured in this new book from Oak Tree Press...Learn details of Lincoln's role in our frontier days, the land grabs, the slander suits and more.

On Sale Now at Cottage Rose!