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Photographs from the January 31, 1918 Whitmer Heating Plant fire. This heating plant was located in a basement behind the Brunswick Hotel, at the northwest corner of Water and Wood, and at the rear of the Leon & Morris store. The plant was started by…

Tags: 1918, Brunswick, Brunswick Hotel, Decatur IL, fire, Frank H. Whitmer, Frank Whitmer, Leon, Leon & Morris, Morris, Photo File: Fires, Water, Whitmer, Whitmer Heating Plant, wood

Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes February 1963

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting report February 1963

Tags: Board of Trustees, circulation statistics, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown Council, Finance Committee Report, Personnel Committee Report

Photographs from the Shellabarger Mill Fire

Photographs from the Shellabarger Mill fire.

Tags: Decatur IL, fire, mill, Photo File: Fires, Shellabarger, Shellabarger Mills

Photographs from the Powers Opera House Fire

Photographs from the November 4, 1895 Powers Opera House fire near East Main and Water streets. The origin of the fire was unknown, however the estimated loss was around $250,000. The Powers Opera house was announced to be rebuilt the very day after…

Tags: 1895, Decatur IL, Fires, FR101, FR102, FR103, FR104, FR105, FR106, FR107, FR108, FR109, Main, Photo File: Fires, Powers, Powers Opera House, Water

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