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  • Collection: Moweaqua Collection

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Members of a Moweaqua boys orchestra pose for a group photo with their conductor.

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A railroad employee stands next to a switch engine that derailed near Decatur.

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Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post in Moweaqua pose for a group photo. Benjamin F. Stephenson founded the Grand Army of the Republic in Decatur in 1866.

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Members of the Moweaqua Concert Band pose for a group photo with their conductor.

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A Baptist Church located in Moweaqua stands at an intersection.

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The First United Methodist Church of Moweaqua features large stained glass archways on either side of the main entrance. A bell tower stands above the main doors.

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A horse-drawn carriage drives down a street lined with businesses in downtown Moweaqua.

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The 1906 water tower in Moweaqua stands 120 feet high.

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An aerial view of Moweaqua's central business district highlights an intersection lined with storefronts.

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An aerial view of Moweaqua's industrial section shows its proximity to the railroad tracks.

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The nineteenth century Moweaqua public school building featured two floors and a bell tower.

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The Methodist Episcopal church, built in Moweaqua in 1875, featured several stained glass windows and a bell tower. The building was destroyed in the spring of 1907.

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Several men stand outside the Moweaqua train station.

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A home near Moweaqua sits among several trees

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Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages line the street of a commercial district.

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Pedestrians cross the street next to Decatur, Illinois', Wabash Railroad Depot.

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The Buckmaster & Bullock Feed Livery sits next to a dirt road lined with telephone poles.

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The domed Transfer House, located on Lincoln Square in downtown Decatur, was built in 1895. The structure served as a shelter for passengers waiting to board street cars as they made their way through the city.

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The Wabash Railroad Depot was built in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1900s.

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An aerial view of the residential and industrial section of Moweaqua shows several houses next to industrial buildings.

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Clarence P. Snell of Moweaqua, Illinois, poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Snell moved to Springfield, married Edna C. Snell, and became a salesman at a local cereal company.

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Several unidentified men ride in a horse drawn carriage with a dog.

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A marching band leads a procession down a spectator-lined street.

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Three Native Americans sit on their horses outside a large tent at a wild west show.

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Native Americans ride their horses in front of spectators at a Wild West Show.
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