I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this smiley face water tower! I skimmed around to see if I could find in what year it was erected and I could not - however I did learn that it gained it's bow tie in 2004 in memory of lifelong resident, Paul Simon. Makanda has a fascinating history, you can read more about it here...
There are TWENTY-SIX smiley face water towers in the U.S. and FIVE of them are in Illinois...
Get the low down here...
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