Macon County occupies nearly 600 square miles of fertile farmland in the geographic center of Illinois. Abraham Lincoln made his first Illinois home here; on a pleasant bluff overlooking the Sangamon River; near presentday Harristown. On May 10; 1860; he was first nominated for the presidency in Decatur; the county seat. During the World War I era; Macon County boasted over a dozen hamlets and villages; including Warrensburg and Maroa; which both enjoyed opera houses and busy train stations. Maroa was home to John Crocker; who became a famous banker; while nearby Forsyth produced Black Bart; the infamous bank robber. After World War II; Decatur became known as the �soybean capital of the world.� And today; agricultural and industrial workers depend on one another; growing and processing the corn and soybeans that have made Macon County a self-sustaining economic engine.
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