Road Tour of Decatur, Illinois in 4K - Driving in Decatur Illinois - Downtown
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The drive begins on I-72 to Business Rte 51 South into Downtown Decatur. Enjoy the ride!
DECATUR, ILLINOIS
Decatur is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College.
Statue of Abraham Lincoln in downtown Decatur on the site of his first political speech.
The city is named after War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur. The Potawatomi Trail of Death passed through the city in 1838. Post No. 1 of the Grand Army of the Republic was founded by Civil War veterans in Decatur on April 6, 1866.
Decatur was the first home in Illinois of Abraham Lincoln, who settled just west of Decatur with his family in 1830. At the age of 21, Lincoln gave his first political speech in Decatur about the importance of Sangamon River navigation, which caught the attention of Illinois political leaders.[citation needed] As a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit, Lincoln made frequent stops in Decatur, and argued five cases in the log courthouse that stood on the corner of Main & Main Streets. The original courthouse is now on the grounds of the Macon County Historical Museum on North Fork Road.[citation needed] John Hanks, first cousin of Abraham Lincoln, lived in Decatur.
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Thanks for the ride. I left Decatur for Florida in 87. A lot of good times and memories,,,
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! It was a cute little city. ❤️ Midwest.
Very interesting for me. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it