October 31, 2006 - After months of searching for a new home for the Alamo it appears the all-but-abandoned filling station will be relocated to city-owned property near the old railroad depot on First Street. Land around the Alamo, which was a small Amoco service station along Highway 65 north of town, has been cleared and its owners - Don Metry and John Hutchinson - need the station moved from their property. Not wanting to see the historical structure demolished or moved to private property, members of the Chillicothe Car Show studied options for a possible relocation. They first considered Simpson Park where the group's annual car show is held; however, park board members chose not to allow its placement there. Instead, they suggested the committee talk to the city's railroad advisory board. Their proposal received warm reception by railroad board members as well as the owners of Wabash BBQ who plan to open a restaurant in the old depot next month. The proposal was also supported by Chillicothe City Council members Monday night as they gave a general consensus to allow the Alamo to be placed on city-owned property near the depot.

“We are just tickled to death,” said Ben Green, who has worked on the Alamo relocation project for the last several months. “We are glad that we have a home for it.” Green, along with Terry and Kim Bloss, represented the Car Show Committee during the Chillicothe City Council's workshop meeting Monday evening. Details of the building's history are unclear. Green said that area citizens remember the station before World War II, but the exact building date is unknown. “The oldest person we have talked to traded there in 1937,” Green said. In addition to selling gas and oil, the station had a pop machine, sold candy bars and, as mentioned by Earle Teegarden Jr. Monday night, also sold fireworks. The building itself measures 12 feet by 14 feet and has a 12-foot overhang. It was built on concrete and had a wood stove. An outhouse was located behind the structure. It is believed that the station operated until the early- or mid-1970s.