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H. Mueller, Gun Shop building, circa 1859. Mueller Co. was founded in 1857 by Hieronymus Mueller in Decatur, Illinois as "H. Mueller, Gun Shop". [3] Mueller closed the business briefly in 1858 to prospect for gold in Colorado, but returned to his business not long after, expanding it to include sewing machine and clock repairs and the sale of hunting and fishing equipment in addition to ...
1918 Malbone Street Wreck, New York City; 95-100 killed plus 100+ injured. Remains the deadliest rail disaster in the History of New York state and the New York City Subway [100] [101] 1919 New York Central collision, Byron, New York; 22 killed [102] [103] 1919 Onawa train wreck, Onawa, Maine; 23 killed plus 50 injured.
In 1944, the Ordnance Department experimented with the M26 Pershing-based T12 Armored Recovery Vehicle, but it became too expensive and was never put on the production line. [14] The M32 was also planned to have mine-exploding equipment, such as the T1E1 Earthworm and the T2E1 Mine Exploder. However, only the T1E1 had any service with the ...
Just beyond 19th Street, US 36 turns to the southeast on a four-lane divided alignment paralleling a railroad, exiting Decatur on the southeast side. The road crosses Lake Decatur and narrows to two lanes before turning due east. After turning east, U.S. 36 runs largely in a straight line, mostly through open country, until it exits the state.
The Town of Decatur is located on the eastern border of Otsego County, New York, United States. As of 2020 census , the population was 374, [ 3 ] up from 353 at the 2010 census. It is named after the popular early-American naval hero Stephen Decatur .
While downtown Decatur was platted in 1829, it did not experience significant commercial development until 1854, when two railroads built lines through the city; all but one of the district's contributing buildings were built between 1854 and 1916. The district includes many of the commercial buildings which were built in the economic boom ...
Sullivan is located south of the center of Moultrie County. Illinois Routes 32 and 121 pass through the city center. IL 121 leads northwest 28 miles (45 km) to Decatur and southeast 17 miles (27 km) to Mattoon, while IL 32 leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Lovington and south 11 miles (18 km) to Windsor.
Decatur Township was home to 24,726 residents in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the population had increased to 32,388. [11] By the 2020 census it had reached 36,951. [3] The almost 50% increase between 2000 and 2020 census tabulations ranks Decatur Township second among Marion County's nine townships for population growth.