Remembering Peoria

I have wonderful memories of Peoria What an incredible place to experience Amazing things there were to see It wouldn’t matter how far the distance The Julia Belle Swain was A riverboat that was such fun for me The Franklin Street Draw Bridge Was quite a great structure to see I’m sure Steve remembers too The fort he had so much fun in That put him into a different world A world with a new kind of spin And of course there are memories Of all the Caterpillar fun Beautiful and stately machines I considered them all special ones The coal mining was educational These memories bring such euphoria And I’m sure you would feel it too If you were to visit Peoria!