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Judge William L. Hammer
Photograph of Judge William L. Hammer (d. 5/20/1903). Hammer held the following offices: Christian Co. constable (1843-1846), Christian Co. sheriff (1846-1854), Decatur Justice of the Peace (1857-1860), Macon Co. Circuit Clerk (1860-1868), President…
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Abrams, biography, Board of Education, Christian County Constable, Christian County Sheriff, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Justice of the Peace, Decatur Mayor, Edward St., judge, Judge William L. Hammer, Macon County Circuit Clerk, Macon County Judge, Mayor, Photo File: Biography, President of the Board of Education, Smiths and Hammer Bank, W. North St., William L. Hammer
Public Building Structures - Macon County First Courthouse
This is the historical account of the public building structure of Macon County's first courthouse.
Photographs of Dan Guillory's Poetry Reading at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of Dan Guillory's Abraham Lincoln poetry reading at the Decatur Public Library in 2004.
Photographs of the Lincoln Exhibit: Forever Free at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the Lincoln exhibit Forever Free taken in November 2003.
Photographs of the Abraham Lincoln Travelling Exhibit at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the Abraham Lincoln travelling exhibit at the Decatur Public Library in September of 2004.
Photographs of the Bronze Lincoln Statue at the Decatur Public Library
Photographs of the bronze Lincoln statue at the Decatur Public Library taken in 2004.
Drawings of the Wigwam
Drawings of a recreation of the Wigwam tent set up on S. Park St. across from Central Park where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president on May 9-10, 1860.
Photograph of the William Warnick Homestead
Photograph of the William Warnick Homestead. This house, seven miles southwest of Decatur, was built by William Warnick after 1833, and became known as the "Thirty-Three Mile House" when owned by John Eckle and used as part of his tavern property to…
Photograph of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lincoln School
Photograph of children next to a statue of Abraham Lincoln residing in Lincoln School taken on February 9th, 1951.
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Photograph of Thomas Benton Shoaff, oldest active newspaper printer, Shelbyville Publisher was struck by an automobile and killed. He died 10/20/1932. Mr. Shoaff married Ella W. Lytle Nov. 15, 1871, in St. Paul Episcopal church, Brainerd, MInn. Full…
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Bement Union, biography, Danville Daily Democrat, Danville Daily Press, Danville Leader, Decatur Magnet, Democratic Party, Dennis Hanks, Ella W. Lytle, Lincoln's Log Cabin, Paris Gazette, Photo File: Biography, Shelby County Leader, The Okaw, Thomas Benton Shoaff, Thomas Shoaff