Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 21

7F The Becatur ERALB Iff- 4 IN 1 8 1 6, out of logs from tHe surrounding forests, the first building in Macon county-was erected, a trading post eight miles northeast of Decatur, on land owned by W. C. Johns. There a thriving business was carried on by the Lortons. In 1 9 1 6, comes the most recent business venture of Decatur, in its way of the same relative importance.

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