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Photograph of 418 N. Water St.

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Photograph of 418 N. Water St. For 45 years this handsome residence stood on the northeast corner of North and Water streets. In 1916 it was demolished to make way for the business buildings. J.R. Race erected the home in 1870-1871 and it was at the…

Tags: 1870, 1871, 418 N. Water St., building, Decatur IL, Eldorado St., Franklin St., Guy Scovill, H. Warnecke, house, J.C. Penney, J.C. Penney Company, J.R. Race, North St., Photo File: Houses, race, Scovill, Store, Warnecke, Water St.

Photographs of the Exterior of Decatur High School

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Photographs of Decatur High School taken shortly before it was demolished in 1977. The High School was built at 400 N Franklin St. in 1911.

Tags: 1/20/1977, 1977, building, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Demolition, exterior, Facade, Franklin St., high school, James A. Woodruff, Photo File: Schools, school, Schools, Stephen Decatur High School, Woodruff

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash track and yards in 1953. The map goes east from McClelland Ave. to the Wabash yards, and shows the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Illinois Central Railroad track, the Illinois…

Tags: #8.003, 16th St., 1953, 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 6/18/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., addition, Arch St. Illinois St., B&O RR, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Base Line Rd., Black & Co., Board of Education, Bradford St., Broadway St., Calhoun St., car shop, Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Church St., Clayton St., Clement C. Walters 2nd Fairland Addition, Clement C. Walters Fairland Addition, coach painting shop, coach shop, collection, Condit St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur Fans Association, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, Division St., Dodson's 2nd Addition, Donovan Heights 1st, Dunham St., E. Eldorado St., E. Main St., E. North St., E. Prairie St., E. William St., E. Wood St., East Ave., Economy Homes Addition, Fairview Ave., Folk St., Franklin St., Geddes Ave., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois State Highway Department, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-120, ITS, Jackson St., Jasper St., Jordan St., Leafland Ave., Lewis Shaw, locomotive shop, Locust St., Logan St., Lowber St., machine shop, Mammon's Addition, map, Maps, Mason St., McClelland Ave., mill & tin shop, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., Morgan St., N. Clinton St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Northeast Land Improvement Company, Oakland Ave., Oakland Ct., Office of Chief Engineer, Olive St., Orchard St., Park Dr., Pearl St., Planing Mill, Powers 1st Addition, Powers 3rd Addition, Powers 4th Addition, Powers 5th Addition, Powers 7th Addition, Powers 8th Addition, Powers 9th Addition, Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, right of way, right of way and track map, Sangamon River, Sangamon St., St. Johns Lutheran Evangelical Church, State St., Stone St., store house, Sunset Ave., Sycamore Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Prairie Ave., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Hospital, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Waggoner St., Walnut St., Water St., Willow Ave., Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks and Structures - N. Monroe St to Wabash Yards (6/30/1919)

This station map shows the Wabash Railway's lands, tracks, and structures between N. Monroe St. and the Wabash yards.

Tags: 1919, 6/30/1919, American Brick Hominy Co., Assessor's subdivision, Assessor's Subdivision of block 4, B.H. Carr's Addition, Barnett's Resurvey, Broadway St., Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Church St., Clerk's Vision, collection, College St., County Subdivision, Decatur IL, Durfee and King's Addition, Durfee Warren Company's Addition, E.B. Durfee's 1st Addition, Edward St., Eldorado St., Erman Survey, Fearn Bruce subdivision, Franklin St., Front St., G.J. Parke's Resurvey, Gibb's Addition, H. Mueller Mfg Co. Resurvey, H. Robinson's Addition, H.R. Durfee's Addition, Hammer's Resurvey, Henry Prather's Addition, Huff Bros. Lot 2 Resurvey, ICRR, ICRR depot, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois Terminal System, ISHRAB-2017-25-105, ISHRAB-2017-25-106, ITS freight house, J.F. Montgomery's Addition, Jackson St., Joseph King's Addition, lands, map, Maps, Martin and Gatzing's Addition, Maryland St., Mason St., Monroe St., Morgan St., Mueller Mfg Co., N. Main St., N. Water St., Office of Chief Engineer, Plant and Tuttle's Addition, R.J. Oglesby's Addition, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, Reed & Co's Addition, S.K. Thompson's Addition, Sangamon St., Schroll's subdivision, station map, stock pens, structures, Swearingan's Resurvey, Tracks, Union St., V.H. Parks Warehouse, W. Green St., W. King St., Wabash, Wabash Depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, Wait & Company's Addition, Western Addition, Yards

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Photograph of 418 N. Water St.

Photographs of the Exterior of Decatur High School

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks and Structures - N. Monroe St to Wabash Yards (6/30/1919)