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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «white county» AND «illinois»

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By Jason Voigt, July 23, 2021
"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" Marker
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1 ► Illinois, White County, Carmi — "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" —
On 1st Street north of Stewart Street, on the right when traveling north.
The music for this song was composed by Jonathan Edwards Spilman in 1836. He entered the ministry in 1858 and became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in 1881. This church had been organized by his brother Benjamin F. Spilman on November 25, . . . — — Map (db m177871) HM
2 ► Illinois, White County, Carmi — Carmi's Oldest House —
On South Main Cross Street, on the right when traveling east.
This house was built by early settler John Craw prior to 1817. In 1835 it was purchased by John M. Robinson, U.S. Senator (1831-43) and Illinois Supreme Court Justice (1843). The house was later occupied by his daughter Mrs. Robert Stewart and his . . . — — Map (db m177875) HM
3 ► Illinois, White County, Carmi — Colonel Conger House —
On West Main Street (Illinois Route 1) south of Rice Street, on the right when traveling south.
Colonel Everton J. Conger, who commanded the troops capturing, Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, built this house in 1871. He practiced law in Carmi, became a Federal judge in Montana Territory, and later moved to Hawaii where he was an . . . — — Map (db m177874) HM
4 ► Illinois, White County, Carmi — Ratcliff Inn —
On East Main Street (Illinois Route 1) north of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building was erected in 1828 by James Ratcliff, nicknamed "Old Beaver" because of his energy. He was a founder of Carmi (1816), an inn-keeper, merchant, and postmaster, and White County's first Clerk, Recorder and Probate Judge. Abraham . . . — — Map (db m177869) HM
5 ► Illinois, White County, Enfield — Southern Illinois College —
On East Main Street west of Sacramento Street, on the left when traveling west.
Alma mater of United States Senators William E. Borah, Idaho, and Wesley L. Jones, Washington. This educational institution was chartered by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1873). From the 1890's until 1935 it was a public school. It was . . . — — Map (db m177845) HM
6 ► Illinois, White County, Epworth — Big Prairie Church — Established 1812 —
On County Road 1450 East (County Route 7) at County Road 1175, on the right when traveling north on County Road 1450 East.
This church was the cradle of Methodism in White County. Early pioneers risked Indian raids to worship in the cabins of Robert Land and John Hanna. In 1812 presiding elder Peter Cartwright sent circuit rider John Smith to this settlement. This . . . — — Map (db m177839) HM

7 ► Indiana, White County, Monticello — State of Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project of 2016 —
On North Main Street north of West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
The bronze statue of Col. Isaac White is erected and dedicated in the memory of a father, husband and patriot soldier who died at The Battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811. Col. White is the namesake of White County, Indiana. On April 1, 1834 . . . — — Map (db m199739) HM WM

8 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Lincoln Attends Funerals — Looking for Lincoln — 1835 —
Near South Third Street.
On June 12, 1823, the Third General Assembly, meeting in the newly formed city of Vandalia, conveyed one and one-half acres of land to the city of Vandalia, with the proviso that the land be used as a burial ground. This is the location of that . . . — — Map (db m42428) HM
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9 ► Arkansas, Prairie County, DeValls Bluff — Common Ground for Many Soldiers — Many Troops Pass Through DeValls Bluff —
Near Main Street (State Highway 33) at Prairie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
With the possible exception of Helena, it is unlikely that any place in Arkansas had as many Union troops pass through it as did DeValls Bluff. Some saw the town when it was first occupied in September 1863, others stood garrison duty there, while . . . — — Map (db m96671) HM

10 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Illinois Legislators Monument —
Near South 6th Street.
John B. E. Canal A representative from Madison County in the General Assembly of Illinois Born at Baltimore June 24, 1809 Died at Vandalia December 31, 1830 Benjamin A. Clark Representative of the General Assembly . . . — — Map (db m42627) HM

11 ► Texas, Navarro County, Corsicana — 8273 — Alexander Beaton — (February 19, 1820 - June 11,1899) —
On North Beaton Street.
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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