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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

Illinois Traction Inc. Station Map - Stevens Creek to McClelland Ave. (12/31/1928, last revised 2/29/1936)

This Illinois Traction, Inc. station map shows the ITS tracks from Stevens Creek to McClelland Ave., just north of Fairview Park.

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.

Wabash and ITS Tracks from Fairview Park to Fairview Ave.

This map shows the Wabash Railroad and Illinois Terminal System tracks between Fairview Park and Fairview Ave. It also shows the plats south of the tracks.

Photo of Ferris Wheel and Riders

Photograph of the Ferris Wheel with people riding and waiting.

Tags: Business, Decatur IL, Entertainment, Fairview Park, Ferris Wheel, Fun Fair, parks, PK214, Riders

Public Building Structures - Macon County First Courthouse

This is the historical account of the public building structure of Macon County's first courthouse.

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln in Decatur, Centennial History of Decatur and Macon County, Central Block, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, courthouse, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Fairview Park, History, Mabel Richmond, Macon County, Otto R. Kyle, photo

Fairview Park Bridge

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This is a glass negative of a bridge in Fairview Park. The photo was taken by the Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: Bridge, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, park, Pfile's Camera Shop

This is a photograph of Dreamland Park showing the amusement park in the background and men in row boats on Dreamland Lake. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review on March 12, 1916. Dreamland Park was later added to Fairview Park.

Tags: Amusement Park, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, Fairview Park, man, March 12 1916, Men, Photograph, row boat, various people

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