Bronze, not spinach. (Popeye the Foundryman).In Chester, Illinois Chester is a town located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois. The population was 8,400 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph CountyGR6 and is located 63 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri. , Popeye's strength has more to do with brass then it does with spinach spinach, annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family), probably of Persian origin and known to have been introduced into Europe in the 15th cent. . That's where a six ft tall, 900-lb bronze statue “Statues” redirects here. For other uses, see Statues (disambiguation). A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its primary concern is representational. A small statue is called statuette. (commissioned by the town for $10,000) was erected in honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar, who was born in Chester in 1894. Segar's widow and two children attended the 1977 unveiling. The town has more things in common with Popeye then just the statue, which is the centerpiece of the annual Popeye Picnic in Segar Memorial Park. Segar reportedly based his comic characters--including Popeye, Bluto and Olive Oil--on people he met during his childhood in Chester. |
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