Part of Pontiac's "Murals on Main Street", twenty hand painted murals
located throughout the city.

The Vermilion River flows in a northerly direction from its origin in Livingston
and Ford Counties in north central Illinois, eventually emptying into the Illinois
River, near Oglesby. The mill depicted here was known as the Williams' Mill. The mill
was built sometime before the Civil War and operated until fire destroyed the interior
in 1955. It was demolished in 1957. The swinging bridge pictured on the left is another
distinguishing feature of Pontiac. The first two bridges were built in the early 1900's
for the practical purpose of getting workers from the south side of town to factories on
the north side. The third bridge was finished in 1980 and was built for recreational and
aesthetic value.