This building was constructed for the Southern Division of the Illinois Supreme Court, one of three divisions created by the Constitution of 1848. Court met in lodge halls in Mount Vernon prior to completion of the center section of this building . . . — — Map (db m61702) HM
The Atkinson Cemetery was established March 11, 1875, by James Atkinson, who granted the land as a community burial ground. The first recorded burial (1843) was of Sarah A. Short, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Martha "Patsy" (Maddux) Short. The . . . — — Map (db m236731) HM
This monument commemorates Abraham Lincoln's visit to this courthouse on November 18-19, 1859. At that time this building was the Illinois Supreme Court, First Grand Division, and Lincoln was here on behalf of his client, the Illinois Central . . . — — Map (db m61741) HM
Mt. Vernon resident Bill Steffy constructed this replica of the Thomas Atkins Blacksmith Shop in 1993. The former Atkins Blacksmith Shop was located in Waltonville, Illinois. any of the contents of the Blacksmith Shop are original to the Thomas . . . — — Map (db m239808) HM
The former Mt. Vernon jail was donated to the Jefferson County Historical Society in the 1980's and was moved to the Village in 1992. The 1820 structure was originally located at 11th and Main Streets at the present Fire Department's location and . . . — — Map (db m262023) HM
Replica of the James Thomas Johnson General Store originally located in the 600 block of Opdyke Street (present day location of the old Mt. Vernon Township High School football field). The store was constructed in the latter half of the 19th . . . — — Map (db m262024) HM
The Goshen Road was one of the main arteries of travel in the early 1800's, when Illinois was frontier country. The road ran in a Northwesterly direction from Shawneetown to Edwardsville - A distance of more than 150 miles. Shawneetown and . . . — — Map (db m88993) HM
These loved ones gave their tomorrows so that we could have our todays
World War I
Arnold, Robert E. • Blankenship, Fred • Bond, Roy • Borden, Clyde • Foster, Floyd A. • Fred, Gale • Glasebrook, Harlay • Glenn, Harry • Gowler, Samuel . . . — — Map (db m212636) WM
Founded by Samuel H. Watson and Van Wilbanks, consisting of 58.89 acres. The first burial was Frank M. Watson on October 7, 1875. Cemetery deeded to Oakwood July 6, 1883. First officers were G.F.M. Ward and John H. Rackaway. Burial site for James M. . . . — — Map (db m209606) HM
This Road Grader, originally owned by John F Walker, Scheller, Bald Hill Township, and later by his son Alden was used in terracing farmland as well as on rural roads.
In the 1930's it was used to help maintain the gravel road between . . . — — Map (db m262021) HM
From 1853 until his nomination for the Presidency in 1860, Lincoln was retained as an attorney by the Illinois Central Railroad, the leading corporation in the state. During this period Lincoln handled many cases for the railroad in state and . . . — — Map (db m61742) HM
In 1870 a Third State Constitution was adopted. The Constitution of 1870 provided for the establishment of the Illinois Appellate Court by the legislature after 1874. Four Districts of the Appellate Court were established in 1877. Mt. Vernon was . . . — — Map (db m61746) HM
Illinois's Second State Constitution, which was adopted in 1848, provided for one Supreme Court divided into three Grand Divisions. Mt. Vernon was designated as the site of the First Grand Division, Springfield was the site of the Second Grand . . . — — Map (db m61743) HM
Dedicated to Veterans
of All Wars
In Memory of all
U. S. Soldiers and Sailors
This cannon was rededicated
November 8, 2003
to the memory of all
Jefferson County Veterans
The renovation work
was performed by the
1st Illinois . . . — — Map (db m61701) WM
In memory of
Jefferson County Veterans
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
Calvin Coolidge
To give a life is a miracle of God
To lose a veteran is an unforgettable memory
Dedicated December 7, . . . — — Map (db m61932) WM
This monument depicts Abraham Lincoln as he appeared in the late 1850s. In the fall of 1860, a few weeks before he was elected to the Presidency, Lincoln received a letter from Grace Bedell, an 11-year-old girl from Westfield, New York. In her . . . — — Map (db m61747) HM
We honor all women,
past, present, and
future for their
patriotism to the
United States of America
To honor all women veterans for
their service to God, home & country — — Map (db m61760) WM
This single room log cabin was built by Thomas Clifton in 1865 in Mt. Vernon Township and was occupied until 1920. The furnishings are representative of the wood and blacksmith-forged equipment available
to the settlers of the first half of the . . . — — Map (db m262028) HM
Sometimes called East Hickory Hill, this building represents the typical Illinois schoolhouse of the period. Originally located west of Bluford in Jefferson County. Several sizes and styles of desks accommodated the wide range of students in . . . — — Map (db m262027) HM
Constructed in Casner township Jefferson County by August and Anne Koy. The original structure was two (2) stories with two (2) rooms. The Artifacts displayed in the Koy Cabin represent items customarily used in the daily life of early Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m262030) HM
During the 1930s this country suffered through a severe depression, not only of the economy but of the spirit of the
people as unemployment and poverty engulfed the land. After the prosperous 1920s many middle class people lost their
incomes, . . . — — Map (db m262026) HM
