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Chapter Page   Chapter Page
Forward 5   XXXVIII - Gold Seekers 204
Acknowledgement 8   XXXIX - The Railroads Come 208
I - The Land of Promise 9   XL - Music Organizations 216
II - Pioneer Settlers 15   XLI - Decatur Banks 221
III - County and Town Laid Out 23   XLII - Some Long-Time Business Men 226
IV - First Court House 29   XLIII - Theaters - Clubs  234
V - Court News 34   XLIV - Civil War 241
VI - The Pioneer at Home 39   XLV - Civil War (concluded) 248
VII - Some Early Residents 44   XLVI - Decatur Army Leaders  252
VIII - Abraham Lincoln 50   XLVII - Grand Army of the Republic 257
IX - Abraham Lincoln (cont.) 56   XLVIII - Decatur in the '60s 263
X - Abraham Lincoln (concluded) 63   XLIX - Parks 272
XI - In the '30s and '40s 70   L - Decatur Public Library 280
XII - Internal Improvements 77   LI - Decatur in the '70s 285
XIII - David L. Allen 80   LII - Decatur Rolling Mill 292
XIV - The First Churches 84   LIII - Water Supply 295
XV - First Physicians 89   LIV - Fire Department 302
XVI - Nomenclature 93   LV - Franklin Priest 311
XVII - Transportation 98   LVI - Mules to Motors 314
XVIII - The 1839 Directory 103   LVII - Lights and Telephones 320
XIX - Macon County Bar 106   LVIII - Decatur in the '80s 326
XX - The Powers Family 111   LIX - The Colored People   331
XXI - Richard J. Oglesby 116   LX - Gave Twice One Fortune 336
XXII - Richard J. Oglesby (concluded) 121   LXI - Distinguished Visitors 338
XXIII - Black Hawk and Mexican Wars 125   LXII - Some Decatur Landmarks 344
XXIV - Early Settlements 130   LXIII - Decatur in the '90s 351
XXV - Camp Meetings 133   LXIV - War with Spain - National Guard 359
XXVI - Early Builders 137   LXV - Mrs. Jane Martin Johns  364
XXVII - Some Busy Citizens 141   LXVI - Where Decatur Leads 368
XXVIII - City and County Government 146   LXVII - Make Way for the Auto 370
XXIX - Postal Department 154   LXVIII - James Millikin 373
XXX - Early Hotels 158   LXIX - James Millikin University 377
XXXI - Rural Schools 166   LXX - Decatur, 1900 to 1929 383
XXXII - Decatur Schools 170   LXXI - The World War 393
XXXIII - Parochial Schools 177   LXXII - Centennial Celebration  IN PROCESS 403
XXXIV - Fraternal Organizations 181   LXXIII - Decatur Today 415
XXXV - Decatur in the 50's 188   Appendix - Township Histories  425
XXXVI - Newspapers
XXXVII - The Medical Society		 197
200		   INDEX....................................................  

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