Decatur

Decatur
Ciudad (pob., 2000: 81.860 hab.), en la parte central del estado de Illinois en EE.UU. Ubicada junto al río Sangamon al este de Springfield, fue fundada en 1829.

En 1860 fue el sitio de la primera proclamación de Abraham Lincoln como candidato a la presidencia por una convención de partidos. Es un centro comercial para la región agrícola circundante. Entre sus industrias se incluyen la elaboración de granos y soja y la fabricación de tractores y otros vehículos.

Liberal Arts Hall, Universidad de Millikin, Decatur, Illinois, EE.UU.
By courtesy of the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development

Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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