Taste of History 2023
Sat, Oct 07
|Decatur
The Taste of History event returns Saturday, October 7 from 5pm to 9pm. During this event, you’ll explore five Decatur history sites while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuves and drinks at each location. Each venue represents a business industry pioneer and a piece of Decatur history.
Time & Location
Oct 07, 2023, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Decatur, 412 W Prairie Ave, Decatur, IL 62522, USA
About the event
Saturday, October 7, 2023 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Save the Date!
Tickets sales open the beginning of September! Tickets are limited! All tickets must be purchased in advance.
The Taste of History event returns Saturday, October 7 from 5pm to 9pm. During this event, you’ll explore five Decatur history sites while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuves and drinks at each location. Each venue represents a business industry pioneer and a piece of Decatur history:
Culver House – John Culver: owned a monument business and created an electric company that became Ameren Illinois.
Governor Oglesby Mansion – Richard Oglesby: US Senator, veteran, and the only three-time Illinois governor.
Hieronymus Mueller Museum – Hieronymus Mueller: invented the tapping machine, which revolutionized the way homes connected to public water systems, and created many products for the water and gas industry that are still manufactured.