"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

Memory Lane 58 Decatur Illinois memory lane, Good's Furniture, Millikin Bank, matchbook, bicycle, Starr, Rupert's, advertising, ADM, patch, millikin university, Decatur Coffin, Firestone, AFL-CIO, labor union, Korn Karnival, stephen decatur, 1902, lighter

Memory Lane #41 from "Picture Decatur" Sheriff Lee Holsapple: (Mayor Gary Anderson) memory lane, Transfer House, 1895, landmark, coin, medal, Holsapple, Macon County Sheriff, WSOY, cookbook, hotel, Curry's, Hotel Orlando, motorcycle, downtown, Kinney, Stephen Decatur, statue, Anderson, mayor

Decatur has a statue honoring war hero and namesake, Stephen Decatur. And, like one of Decatur's other historic icons -- the Transfer House -- the Stephen Decatur statue has been relocated in the past as well. Right now, it sits at the corner of William and Franklin -- in the grassy area south of the Decatur Civic Center. Years ago, it sat on the grounds of the Millikin Homestead out on West Main. Here's a look at the "Stephen Statue" thru the years: And there's a beautiful Stephen Decatur mural in downtown Decatur too: More photos of the mural: http://picturedecatur.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-mural-downtown.html stephen decatur, statue, Millikin Homestead, downtown, mural

Random shots from the 2016 edition of Decatur Celebration:

An interesting assortment of postal envelopes featuring Decatur: And one featuring Admiral Stephen Decatur: