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Map of the Illinois Terminal Company Track Over Lake Decatur Near Faries Park (2/28/1968)

This map shows the Illinois Terminal Company track over Lake Decatur near Faries Park. It also shows the nearby Wabash Railway track.

Tags: #8.003, collection, Decatur IL, Faries Park, Illinois Terminal Company, Illinois Terminal System, ISHRAB-2017-25-72, ITS, Lake Decatur, map, Maps, Railroad Map Collection, Track, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR

Faries Park

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This is a photo of men swimming in the Sangamon River at Faries Park on July 12, 1914. The photo was taken by either the Decatur Herald or Daily Review.

Tags: Decatur Daily Review, Decatur Herald, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Faries Park, July 12 1914, Men, Sangamon River, swimming

James E. Henson's Oral History

This is the oral history of James E. Henson. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 26, 1984. The interview includes his career as a lawyer, and Decatur when he was young.

Tags: 1984, automobile, Bar Association, bar exam, Betty Turnell, Bloomington IL, childhood, circuit judge, Clara May Morthland Henson, County bridge, County building, county judge, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Departmental School, divorce law, Donald W. Morthland, early Decatur, Emanual Rosenberg, Eva Josephine Young, Fairview Shopping Center, family law, family life, Faries Park, Henson Morthland and Bolin, Henson Morthland and Henson, Illinois Wesleyan University, Interurban, interview, Jackson Street School, James Atlas Henson, James E. Henson, James Millikin University, January 1984, Lake Decatur, law practice, Lost Bridge, Macon County Court, Macon County Jail, Macon County Sheriff, Maffitt Street Bridge, Martin E. Morthland, Masonic Temple, oral history, Ray's Bridge, recording, Richard F. Morthland, Riverside School, Sangamon River, Staley Office Building

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge after its completion in 1907. At the time it was said to be one of the biggest concrete jobs in the world.

Tags: 1907, Bridges, Concrete, Decatur IL, Faries Bridge, Faries Park, Faries Park Bridge, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge during Construction

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge while under construction. This bridge was completed in August of 1907.

Tags: 1907, Bridges, Construction, Decatur IL, Faries Bridge, Faries Park, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of Robert Faries (d. 11/17/1919). Faries was a manufacturer, inventor, and president of the Faries Manufacturing Co. He bought Wilson Park, and renamed it Faries Park in 1910. He founded the Faries Manufacturing Co. in 1881, which…