• The Pole People were begun in rural Neoga in 1996 by Mrs. Connie Walk of Neoga, who said that she painted the Pole People because she felt like doing it.
• Somebody vandalized the Pole People in Rural Neoga in 1997. Connie Walk and several other people painted the Pole People that are located in and near Neoga, with one exception.
• The Pole Rabbit, located on west 10th Street, is believed to have been painted by the family who resides in the house where the Pole Rabbit is located.
• The Pole People were designed to represent various types of people that live and/or work in the Neoga community, ranging from the local pharmacist to a banker to a Neoga High School Cheerleader to a Neoga police officer.
• The Pole People located in Neoga were recently touched up this past summer by elementary school students from Neoga Elementary School in Neoga, IL.
• The Pole People were touched Up Again in 2003 by youth of a local organization.
• A news story (package) about the Pole People aired on WTHI-TV ([CBS] Terre Haute, Indiana) on June 28, 2001 at 6:00 pm as an installment of the Action 10 News WTHI series "Wabash Valley Pride" with (retired) reporter/anchor George Eisele.

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