Decatur, Illinois
Decatur is a city in the American state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, there were about 70,000 people living in it.[1] Many people drive in and out of Decatur on Interstate 72. There is a shopping mall in nearby Forsyth, a suburb of Decatur.
Decatur is the county seat of Macon County. Macon County was the home of the young Abraham Lincoln, later U.S. president, for a short time. The place where the Lincoln family built a log cabin and spent the winter of 1829-1830 is now a state park, the "Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park."
Decatur, Illinois Media
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in downtown Decatur on the site of his first political speech. The plaque reads "Abraham Lincoln's first political speech: 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".
The Decatur Transfer House in the background in downtown's Central Park
Trolley transfer station in its original location at the intersection of Main and Main streets; from a postcard sent in 1906
References
- ↑ "Decatur city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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