DECATUR
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Decatur Illinois was founded in 1823
Decatur’s nicknames are: Soy City; Soybean Capital of the World; Limitless Decatur. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production.
Decatur was the first home in Illinois of Abraham Lincoln, who settled just west of Decatur with his family in 1830. At the age of 21, Lincoln gave his first political speech in Decatur (a stature is on the site of the speech) about the importance of Sangamon River navigation.
As a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit, Lincoln made frequent stops in Decatur, and argued five cases in the log courthouse that stood on the corner of Main & Main Streets.
On May 9 and 10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. At this convention Lincoln received his first endorsement for President of the United States, which he won and was President from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865.
The City of Decatur, Illinois always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Decatur is rolling out the “Welcome to Decatur” mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
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