COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS
Collinsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois and partially in St. Clair. The population is 25,438 according to the 2006 census.
It is located just 12 minutes east of downtown St. Louis, at the intersection of I-255 and I-55/70.
Recently Collinsville has had major growth in commercial development.
The Gateway Center is a 104,000 sf convention center, and is located in the Eastport Plaza area. Numerous restaurants and hotels are located in this area.
More recently Collinsville Crossing was developed, and includes a Super Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and many new restaurants.
Local farmers sell their fabulous produce during the summer. The corn is the best ever!
No summer is complete without enjoying the ever growing Italian Fest in September.
In October, Relleke's Pumkim Farm is a great fun place for family fun.
Famously, it is the home of the world's largest catsup bottle, a former water tower, and the world horseradish capital.
Collinsville was named after the Collins family. There is a book written by William H Collins about the Collins family that can be read online. The picture of their homestead is included.
City of Collinsville
Collinsville School Dist
Splash City Family Waterpark
Located at 111 East Main Street in Collinsville, this quaint advertisement for tobacco was revealed when the adjoining furniture store was demolished. Because the sign had been covered for so many years it had been well preserved. This is one of only six such signs remaining in the country.
Collinsville is the self-proclaimed "Horseradish Capital of the World", including an annual Horseradish Fest. The city and surrounding area are said to produce 85% of the world's horseradish, of such high quality that it's actually exported to Germany and China (key users of the herb) for gourmet use.
Collinsville is also home "the world's largest catsup bottle", a 170 foot tall water tower in the shape of a ketchup bottle.
Monk's Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas (and larger at its base than the Great Pyramid of Giza), is also located within the city limits of Collinsville in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest Pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
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