Painting of Bald Knob
"Peach Blossom Time in Southern Illinois"
by: Maurice Metzgar (circa 1950) 
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Photograph by Jeannie Landis

          On display at Austin's Antiques and Old Wares at Rt. 127 & Alto Pass Road in Alto Pass. You can call Owners Gary and Jan Austin at 618-893-2206 or e-mail them at austins@shawneelink.net . The Painting can be viewed Saturdays from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sundays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm or by appointment.

           The painting is center around the Trexler Peach Orchard with the Bald Knob Cross at top-center and the Lilly House at middle-right. At the lower left you can see the edge of the bluff where you can stand today and look out over the countryside. Of Course the view has changed in the last 50 years but it's still a great view.