Source: Corina Curry, Rockford Register Star, July 19, 2020.
Lockwood Park
Muller-Pinehurst Dairy – 1968, “Millie the Cow”
Source: Auburn High School, 1968 Excalibur Yearbook, sponsor ads, p. 247
Millie has been posing at Muller-Pinehurst Dairy offices, traveled to the Winnebago County Fair, found a permanent home at the Children’s Farm, now known as Lockwood Park.
Rockford Park District – “Uncommon Ground,” pages 20 – 27
Source: Rockford Magazine, November 1995, pages 20 – 27; by Pamela Prescott; All photos courtesy of Rockford Park District
Rockford Park District – Pumpkin Patch Fest
Source: Rock River Times Oct 5 – 11, 2011 Vol 18 No 50
Rockford Park District – Lockwood Park Animal Mania
Source: Rock River Times May 11 – 17, 2011 Vol. 18, No 20
“Horses to dine on better grub at Lockwood” – 2011
Source: Rockford Register Star 5/19/2011
Lockwood Park – Rockford Park District
Lockwood Park Pro-Rodeo Roundup; 5201 Safford Rd., Rockford
Rockford Park District
Source: The Rock River Times, Aug. 13 – 19, 2014
Muller-Pinehurst (giant statue cow) – name
“Roads lead to Pecatonica”
“County Fair Opens five-day run”
by Norma Roth
“Today, all roads lead to Pecatonica and the Winnebago County Fair.”
“Even Millie, the giant Muller-Pinehurst cow, wandered own U.S. 20 and Pecatonica Road to the fairgrounds on the northwest edge of town.”
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Also called Millie the Mighty Cow in other articles.
Source: Rockford Register-Republic August 16, 1972
Muller-Pinehurst Dairy Cow – Millie
Muller-Pinehurst Dairy Cow
Known as Millie (or Milly) The Mighty Cow
She is a 15 foot fiberglass cow
This photo is from the Auburn 1967 yearbook ad, showing Millie at Lockwood Park / Children’s Farm
The cow statue was donated to the Rockford Park District during the 1980 annual meeting
Source: Rockford Register Star, 05/15/1980