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Wabash RR Map Showing Right of Way from the Old Junction of the Decatur & E. St. Louis RR to Sangamon River (12/1/1909) (partial map)

This is a partial map showing the Wabash RR's right of way from the old junction of the Decatur & E. St. Louis RR to the Sangamon River. The part showing the Sangamon River is missing.

Tags: #8.003, 12/1/1909, 1909, additions, Bellevue Place, businesses, collection, College St., Decatur & E. St. Louis RR, Decatur IL, E.B. Durfee's 1st Addition, E.B. Durfee's 2nd Addition, E.B. Durfee's 3rd Addition, Eldorado St., H. Robinson's Addition, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-121, Kearn & Bruces's Addition, map, Maps, McCaskill's Addition, Millikin Place., Monroe St., N. Mercer St., N. Pine St., North St., Office of Chief Engineer, old junction of Decatur & E. St. Louis RR, Park Place, Polar Ice & Storage Co., railroad, Railroad Map Collection, right of way map, S.K. Thompson's 1st Addition, S.K. Thompson's 2nd Addition, Sangamon River, Streets, Tracks, Van Dyke St., W. Cerro Gordo St., W. Green St., W. Prairie St., W. William St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, West Park Addition of outlots, Western Addition, Yates & Kings Addition

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks, & Structures - Fairview Ave. to Monroe St. (6/30/1919)

This map shows the Wabash Railway tracks from Fairview Ave. to Monroe St. in 1919. It also shows the businesses, additions, and streets between Fairview Ave. and Monroe St.

Tags: #8.003, 6/30/1919, A. Watts Addition, Adamson & Prather's Addition, additions, Anna B. Millikin Home, Avenue Park Addition, Bright St., Bundy's Addition, businesses, Cerro Gordo St., collection, College St., Cottage Hill Ave. Sunset Ave., Decatur IL, Dunham's Addition, E.B. Durfee's 2nd Addition, E.B. Durfee's 3rd Addition, E.B. Durfee's Addition, George F. Wessel's Addition, H.A. Wood Addition, H.H. Brown's 2nd Subdivision, H.H. Brown's Subdivision, H.S. Evan's Subdivision, H.S. Evans 2nd Subdivision, Hiram Johnson's Subdivision, Home Ave., Isabell's Addition, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-130, John Allen resurvey, lands, Locus Addition, map, Maps, Marilla Dunham Place, McCaskill's 2nd Addition, McCaskill's 3rd Addition, Mercer St., Millikin Place, Millikin's 2nd Addition, Millikin's Addition, Mueller Manufacturing Co., Mueller's Addition, N. Monroe St., N. Oakland Ave., N. Pine St., Oakland Place, Oaklawn Addition, Office of Chief Engineer, Peter H. Brueck's 2nd Addition, Peter H. Brueck's Addition, Polar Ice Co., R.E. Kinney's Addition, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, S.K. Thompson's 2nd Addition, S.K. Thompson's Addition, Simpson's 2nd Addition, Simpson's Addition, station map, Streets, structures, Tracks, University Place, Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. North St., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, West Park Addition of out lots, Woodland Addition, Yates & King's Addition

Wabash Railway Profile of Bridge 705 (9/6/1925)

This map shows the profile of bridge 705 of the Wabash Railway. Bridge 705 is the St. Louis Bridge over the Sangamon River.

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

Photo of Masonic Temple W. William St.

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Photograph of the Masonic Temple on W. William St. including several automobiles parked along the street.

Tags: 1930's, automobiles, Buildings, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Masonic Temple, Photo File: Buildings, W. William St.

Mary A. Nesbitt

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Photography of Miss Mary A. Nesbitt; (died 5/8/1937). First Woman optometrist in Illinois. She practiced optometry for 32 years before she retired in 1925. About 1907 she went to South Dakota and homesteaded for awhile. She came back to Decatur and…

Tags: biography, Greider Cafeteria, Herald and Review, Homesteaded, Mary A. Nesbitt, N. Main St., Optometrist, Photo File: Biography, South Dakota, Vandeventer Studio, W. William St.

Map of the ITS Belt Line Through Fairview Park

This map shows the Illinois Terminal System belt line through Fairview Park and over Stevens Creek.

Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western RR Right of Way and Track Map - Fairview Ave to Franklin St. (6/30/1918 - Revised 6/7/1959)

This map shows the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western RR right of way and track from Fairview Ave. to Franklin St. The CI&W RR was operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. The map also shows the Wabash RR tracks and the St. Louis Bridge…

Tags: #8.003, 1918, 1959, 6/30/1918, 6/7/1959, B&O, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Bright St., Cerro Gordo St., Church St., CI&W RR, Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western RR, collection, College St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur IL, Edward St., Fairview Ave., Haworth Ave., Home Ave., ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-9, map, Maps, Mason St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., N. Water St., Office of Valuation Engineer, Railroad Map Collection, revised, right of way, right of way and track map, S. Franklin St., S. Oakland Ave., Sangamon River, St. Louis Bridge, Streets, Sunset Ave., Track, Union St., 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. North St., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR

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