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Photo of bridge facing upstream near where the dam was built.

Photograph of of bridge on Lake Decatur. "This photo, taken before Lake Decatur filled up, faces east, upstream from about where the dam was later built." Photo by Rembrandt

County Bridge Looking Upstream From Waterworks

Photograph of the county bridge looking upstream from near the waterworks. Photo was taken before the lake filled up. Photo by Rembrandt Studio of Decatur, IL.

Bridge near Decatur, IL.

Photograph of old wooden bridge, trees and bridge reflected in the water.

Bridges over Decatur Lake, Decatur, IL.

Photograph of bridges; railroad and vehicle, taken Aug 1950 by W. M. Bishop of Decatur, IL.

Bridge in Macon County, IL.

Photograph of bridge under construction in Macon County, IL.

Aerial Views of Lost Bridge

Photo BR2 Lost Bridge Aerial
Photo BR3 Lost Bridge Future View #2
Photo BR4 Lost Bridge Future View #1
Photo BR5 Lost Bridge New Construction
Photo BR6 Lost Bridge Ground Level

Cowford Bridge

Photograph of Cowford Bridge, now cleared away for Decatur Lake, before 1922.

George Zwilling

Photograph of George Zwilling; (died 1/26/1946). Veteran employee of the Mueller Co. He moved to Decatur in 1891 and joined the Mueller Co. and remained in the employ almost 35 years before retiring. He was a member of the Decatur Council No. 577,…

Frank O. Zetterlind

Photograph of Frank O. Zetterlind; (died 10/13/1933). He was an employee of the Mueller Co. for 53 years. He came to Decatur in June of 1880 and was hired as a blacksmith by Hieronymous Mueller. He later became head of the blacksmith shop there and…

John Zeller

Photograph of John Zeller; (died 4/11/1932). He came to Decatur about 1860 and started driving oxen used by the Wabash in switching cars. Later he took a job in a meat packing plant that was located about where the Catholic Cemetery (Calvary)now is…