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Photo of Person in a Boat on Dreamland Lake, Fairview Park, Decatur, IL.

Photograph of a person rowing a boat on Dreamland Lake located in Fairview Park, Decatur, IL. Amusement rides in the background.

Tags: 3/12/1916, Amusement Rides, City Parks, Decatur IL., Dreamland Lake, EN24, Entertainment, Fairview Park, Macon County IL., People in Boats

Charlotte Wait Holder's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Charlotte Wait Holder's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. This interview covers her life in decatur in the early 1900s.

Tags: 1985, Arcade Hotel, August 1985, Betty Turnell, Charlotte Wait Holder, Decatur IL, early Decatur, Fairview Park, Fishing Club, OH22, oral history, recording, sound recording, South Side Country Club, transcription

Mrs. O.L. Myers' Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of the oral history of Mrs. O.L. Myers. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in August 1981. The interview includes her childhood, and early Decatur.

Photo of Oak Grove Road

Photograph of Oak Grove Road. Photo ran Review 10/8/1911. Road located north of Fairview Park.

Tags: 10/8/1911, Decatur IL., Fairview Park, Oak Grove Road, Roads, ST761, Streets

Wabash Railway Right of Way and Track Map - Wyckles to N. Mercer St. (6/30/1919)

This is a right of way and track map for the Wabash Railway, and shows the Wabash Railroad and Illinois Traction System from Wyckles east to N. Mercer St.

Wabash Railway Right of Way and Track Map - From Wyckles Land in Harristown Township to N. Mercer St. (6/30/1919)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash Railway tracks from the Wyckles plat of land to N. Mercer St. The map also shows the nearby Illinois Traction System tracks.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 6/30/1919, Ashland Ave., Cobb Ave., collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Township, Dennis Ave., Dunham St., E-Z Opener Bag Co., Fair Lawn Ave., Fairlawn Cemetery, Fairview Park, Harristown Township, Home Ave., Ice Plant, Illinois Terminal System, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-82, ITS, map, Maps, McClelland Ave., N. Fairview Ave., N. Mercer St., N. Oakland Ave., N. Pine St., Oakdale Bl., Office of Chief Engineer, Park Place, Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, right of way, right of way and track map, roadway, Summit Ave., Taylor Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., Victoria Ave., W. Cerro Gordo St., W. Eldorado St., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Packard St., W. William St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Westlawn Ave., Woodlawn Ave., Wyckles, Wyckles land, Wyckles plat

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

This station map shows the Wabash Railway's lands, tracks, and structures between Fairview Park and N. Monroe St. in 1919.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 6/30/1919, Bellevue Place, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur IL, Dunham St., Dunham's Addition, E.B. Durfee's 1st Addition, E.B. Durfee's 2nd Addition, E.B. Durfee's 3rd Addition, Fairview Addition, Fairview Ave., Fairview Park, Fairview Place, H. Robinson's Addition, H.A. Wood's West Park Addition of out lots, Hill's Addition of out lots, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-114, ISHRAB-2017-25-115, ISHRAB-2017-25-116, ISHRAB-2017-25-119, lands, map, Maps, McClelland Ave., Miller & Packard Addition, Mueller Manufacturing Co., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Oakland Ave., Office of Chief Engineer, Pleasant View, Polar Ice Co., Quinlan's 1st Addition, Quinlan's 2nd Addition, Quinlan's 3rd Addition, railroad, Railroad Ave., Railroad Map Collection, S.K. Thompson Addition, S.K. Thompson's 2nd Addition, Solana Place, station map, structures, Tracks, University Ave., University Heights, Van Dyke St., W. Eldorado St., W. Green St., W. King St., W. North St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Western Addition

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