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A Baptist Church located in Moweaqua stands at an intersection.

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

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.

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

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

An aerial view of Moweaqua provides a view of the residential and industrial section of the small town. A billboard advertising the Decatur Brewing Company is in the lower right corner.

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.

The figure of a woman tops the three-tier fountain located in Decatur's Central Park from 1877 to 1930.

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.

A home near Moweaqua sits among several trees

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A paper mill in Vandalia sits next to a set of railroad tracks.

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

An aerial shot of Moweaqua's central business district provides a view of homes and businesses including Webb & Pistorious Livery, Feed & Sale Stable, and advertisements for Bentley F. Hudson Veterinary, Josh Hudson Jr, Painter Paperhanger,…

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

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

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

Several men stand outside the Moweaqua train station.

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.

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