Lincoln mounted a stump by Harrell's Tavern facing this square, and defended the Illinois Whig Party candidates near this spot at age 21 in the Summer of 1830.
This statue erected Oct. 12, 1968 by the Decatur and Macon County Heritage . . . — — Map (db m12199) HM
In a second floor room on this spot the Grand Army of the Republic was organized April 6, 1866, by Dr. Benjamin E. Stephenson.This tablet is placed by The Department of Illinois Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic April . . . — — Map (db m56909) HM
In February 1860 the Illinois State Republican Central Committee met in Springfield, Illinois. There the Committee selected Decatur as the site for the upcoming State Republican Convention. The site selected for the Convention was . . . — — Map (db m56911) HM
This is the lone survivor of four fountains built in 1936 by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps).
Construction of the west end of the park by the CCC included two wooden bridges, a bridle trail, picnic areas and pavilions #3 and #4.
. . . — — Map (db m253543) HM
Col. Nathan W. Tupper,
of the 116 Ill's. Inf'y.
One of our country's noble defenders
at
Chickasaw Bayow Champion Hills
Siege of Vicksburg
Jackson & Mission Ridge.
Died in this city March 10, 1864 from
exposure on the March . . . — — Map (db m295038) HM WM
In March 1830, the tiny hamlet of Decatur, Illinois, with a dozen log cabins in place, was greeted by a caravan of thirteen people. This was the family of Thomas and Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln. It was the first time that Abraham Lincoln saw the . . . — — Map (db m183837) HM
John Hanks was born in 1802 in Kentucky, he was a second cousin of Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. John Hanks stated that he first knew Lincoln when he was a boy of twelve in Spencer County, Indiana. However, it . . . — — Map (db m41240) HM
During the State Republican convention, local photographer, E. A. Barnwell, owner of the People's Ambrotype Gallery in Decatur, decided to seek out the biggest man among the Convention participants. According to oral tradition, Barnwell . . . — — Map (db m183842) HM
In March 1830 Abraham Lincoln came from Indiana with his family to settle here in Macon County at a place on the north side of the Sangamon River ten miles westerly from Decatur.
The Lincolns built a log cabin and broke the sod to raise a crop of . . . — — Map (db m12398) HM
The road beside this wayside exhibit is West Main Street. It was one of the main routes into and out of the City of Decatur all during the time of Lincoln's travels as a lawyer on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, the main system of justice . . . — — Map (db m56875) HM
This tablet is placed in honor of some of those sturdy pioneers who endured heroically the privations incident to the upbuilding of this city, county and state, and whose bodies rest within these wooded hills
George Bachman Matilda Bachman . . . — — Map (db m295011) HM
A Pioneer of Methodism.
Forty-nine years a member of
the Illinois Conference.
His memory and work will live in
his benefactions to education, and
in his abundant labors in behalf
of his church, his fellows, and
his country. . . . — — Map (db m295067) HM
By 1856 Abraham Lincoln had realized that his former political party, the Whigs, was in ruins. The political landscape had changed to the point that Lincoln accepted an invitation to attend an Anti-Nebraska Editors Convention held at the . . . — — Map (db m56884) HM
From the site of the Lincoln cabin on the Sangamon three miles south of here, to the Wabash River opposite Vincennes, the Lincoln National Memorial Highway follows substantially the route taken by the Lincoln family in their migration from Indiana . . . — — Map (db m55617) HM
The second courthouse was an imposing structure far that time. Located on the southeast corner of Main and Main, it stood over forty feet tall, was made entirely of brick, and had a cupola for the courthouse bell. When not in use as a courthouse, . . . — — Map (db m183838) HM
Richard J. Oglesby was born in Kentucky, journeyed to Decatur as a young orphan, and later became one of Decatur's most prominentand best-loved citizens. Oglesby made a small fortune in the California Gold Rush and fought in both the . . . — — Map (db m56877) HM
In June 1830 farm hand Abraham Lincoln was working on the farm of his relation, William Hanks, just a few blocks from the main square in Decatur. Suddenly, he heard a disturbance coming from the square. Hopping the fence and heading to the . . . — — Map (db m183839) HM
During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln had promised to care for the men in the armed services-and for their widows and orphans. Lincoln was unable, however, to keep that promise. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic or G.A.R. . . . — — Map (db m56908) HM
In 1816 while this land area was still a part of the Illinois Territory and before Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818, two brothers named Lorton from St. Joseph, Michigan came to this vicinity and built an Indian trading house which also . . . — — Map (db m33295) HM
On June 3, 1893, a mob of 1,500 white people lynched a 30-year-old
Black man named Samuel J. Bush across from the courthouse lawn in
Decatur, Illinois. Mr. Bush was accused of assaulting two white
women - one from Mt. Zion, a sundown town. He . . . — — Map (db m253545) HM
In 1838, Abraham Lincoln had the opportunity to practice law in Macon County's first courthouse. He took part in five court cases.
According to Lincoln biographer Ms. Ida Tarbell, the first Macon County Courthouse was probably the only log . . . — — Map (db m253554) HM
In which Abraham Lincoln once practiced Law stood West of this Marker.
1829 - 1838
Replica placed by Decatur and Macon County Heritage Committee. — — Map (db m12197) HM
Stephen Decatur Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Organized February 4, 1896
as Decatur Chapter
honors their Organizing Regent
Miss Myra Belle Ewing — — Map (db m295174) HM
In December 1849, an unusual event occurred for the lawyers who traveled on the Eighth Circuit. Mrs. Jane Martin Johns had recently moved to Decatur with her husband. She had set up temporary residence in the Macon House when her piano . . . — — Map (db m56906) HM
Forcibly removed from northen Indiana to eastern Kansas, over 800 Potawatomi encamped here, cared for sick, and were allowed to hunt; 2 children and 1 woman died; 39 deaths occurred along the entire route.
Sponsors: Hanson Engineers, . . . — — Map (db m33284) HM
The City of Decatur was chosen as the site for the 1860 Republican State Convention with Abraham Lincoln as the most prominent Republican present. As the convention delegates were beginning to take their first, formal balloting, Richard . . . — — Map (db m56912) HM
[front] “Our country in her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, but our country right or wrong.” [back]Stephen Decatur For whom this town was named in 1829 United States Naval Officer of . . . — — Map (db m169578) HM WM
Augustus Eugene Staley was born on a farm near Julian, North Carolina in 1867. Growing up tending the land gave Staley respect for farmers' hard work. However, young Staley thought his destiny led in a different direction and he jumped at the chance . . . — — Map (db m253548) HM
As the Grand Old Lady of Decatur architectural heritage, the Transfer House is not only a major city landmark, but is designated as the official symbol of the city. Originally located in downtown;s Lincoln Square, the unique structure was built in . . . — — Map (db m56886) HM
The second day of the 1860 Illinois State Republican Convention, May 10th, arrived bright and sunny. While many of the events that would mark this Convention occurred on May 9th, including the Railsplitter demonstration, May 10th would . . . — — Map (db m183841) HM
Erected in this area circa 1843 by Shelton G. Whitley. He was later joined by his brother, James Whitley, who helped him operate the mill for many years. — — Map (db m12397) HM
