It is a tree where people throw their shoes up in trees. I believe the Amboy Tree has fallen down. But I was in the area in the fall of 2011 and noticed a fallen shoe tree along the road. Not certain if it was the actual Amboy Shoe Tree or not.
NO! misconception. He was born in Cincinattii Ohio, lived in Amboy New Jersey for a bit then moved out to 25 miles from LA to "the ranch"
The address of the Amboy Depot Museum is: 99 E Main St, Amboy, IL 61310
A shoe tree.
The web address of the Amboy Depot Museum is: www.amboydepotmuseum.org
The Amboy Dukes ended in 1975.
The Amboy Dukes was created in 1964.
The address of the Perth Amboy Free Pub. Lib. is: 196 Jefferson Street, Perth Amboy, 08861 4106
The address of the Dowdell Lib. Of So. Amboy is: 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy, 08879 1697
CA is home to the largest tree in the world.
The address of the Historical Society Of South Amboy is: 100 Harold G Hoffm, South Amboy, NJ 08879
The phone number of the Amboy Depot Museum is: 815-857-4700.
According to Wikipedia (refer to the link, below), "A shoe tree is a device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe to preserve its shape, stop it from developing creases and thereby extend the life of the shoe."