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ALABAMA- DECATUR, AL- 3/15/03
In Decatur: DOWNTOWN HOMES CHURCHES  POINT MALLARD CIVIL WAR
HISTORY OF DECATUR

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 FIRST RAILROAD
West of Allegheny Mountains... Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Rail Road.  Built 1833 to by-pass shoals in Tennessee River.  Absorbed by Memphis & Charleston and by Southern Railway in 1898.

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 GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER
For whom this lake in the Tennessee River is named.  Lived 1836 - 1906.  His home 16 miles west.   Lieutenant General in Confederate Army 1864 - 1865.  Major General, U S Army 1898.  Named by Alabama to Hall of Fame, Washington, 1922.
DOWNTOWN
To follow are maps of two historic sections of Decatur. xdoc31.jpg (22887 bytes) xdoc42.jpg (24057 bytes) All pictures can be enlarged by clicking your mouse on them.
Many thanks to the folks at the Decatur Visitor Center for their assistance in furnishing brochures and information on the sights to be found in Decatur.  You will find the location numbers from the maps above spread throughout this Image study of Decatur. Alabama.
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MORGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY FORT NASH DECATUR'S FIRST COURTHOUSE
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DECATUR FEDERAL BUILDING DECATUR CITY HALL
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RAILROAD DEPOT
OLD STATE BANK BUILDING
Erected 1833.  Cost $9,482.  Classic Revival design.  Listed on National Register of Historic Places.  Decatur Branch, Bank of the State of Alabama.  Chartered 1832 by state legislature, profitable until 1837, charter revoked 1842 and closed.  1842 - 1901 used as residence, Union Army supply depot and First National Bank.  1901 purchased by Dr F Y Cantwell.  Renovated 1934 by CWA as museum and civic hall.  Donated by Mrs W B Edmundson and American Legion Post Number 13 to City.  Restored 1982.  Site is original for number 80 of 1840 Town Plan.
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OLD STATE BANK BUILDING

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