George Rogers Clark's conquest of the northwest was one of the most heroic chapters of the revolution.
En route to Vincennes from Kaskaskia, Clark's troops, followed a trail from the present site of Xenia to Lawrenceville that was almost . . . — — Map (db m178563) HM
Near this site was the home of Brevet Major General Lewis B. Parsons, who lived in Flora from 1875 until his death in 1907. Born in New York in 1818, Parsons graduated from Harvard Law School and began practice in Alton, Illinois. In 1854 he moved . . . — — Map (db m98934) HM
Dedicated to those men and women who served in the armed forces for the United States of America and in special memory of those who gave their lives. — — Map (db m180780) WM
Spoke in the oak grove of General William Pickering north of here in the presidential campaign of 1840. He was stumping southern Illinois as a Whig elector for General William Henry Harrison in the Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Campaign. In 1861 . . . — — Map (db m154578) HM
To Morris Birkbeck
Who in 1817 with George Flower founded the English settlement in Edwards County This memorial is erected by the Department of Illinois Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic "In respect and gratitude . . . — — Map (db m154631) HM
The former village of Wanborough, Illinois, was established in August 1818 by English settler and entrepreneur Morris Birkbeck. A center of commerce for his fellow countrymen emigrating to the English settlement in Edwards County, Wanborough once . . . — — Map (db m177846) HM
Jonathan Boone, an older brother of the famous pathfinder Daniel Boone, built a mill on this site about 1800. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1730 and died here about 1808. His son Joseph continued to operate the mill. In 1813 Joseph was named to . . . — — Map (db m177836) HM
To the men and women
Of the past, present and future
That honorably serve our country
In the armed services
We pay tribute to you — — Map (db m177838) WM
In 1816 Congress appropriated $8000 to survey and construct a road from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi to Shawneetown on the Ohio. It became an important East-West thoroughfare for settlers entering the Illinois Territory. At this point the Goshen . . . — — Map (db m154635) HM
Lewis and Clark made their first entry into the "Illinois Country" as it was known in 1803, near this location. The primary purpose for the stop was to procure a supply of salt for their journey. Here they would have encountered the "squatters" . . . — — Map (db m155031) HM
In the fall of 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed this place with about twenty men on their way westward. At the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers, they first reached territory that is now the State of Illinois. They then . . . — — Map (db m60311) HM
This was the original site of the home of John Marshall, one of the founders and president of the Bank of Illinois, the first bank chartered by the Illinois Territorial Legislature. The charter was issued in 1816. The bank opened at Shawneetown . . . — — Map (db m60312) HM
One of Shawneetown's earliest brick buildings, Rawlings' Hotel, stood on this lot. It was built in 1821-1822 for Moses Rawlings, who owned until 1841. On May 7, 1825, it was the site of a reception held for the Marquis de Lafayette during his . . . — — Map (db m154634) HM
In commemoration of the families that lived in Tent City after the devastating flood of 1937. One and a half mile east of Junction, a 15-acre strip of the Finney Austin farm was used to erect a " tent colony" to house Gallatin county flood . . . — — Map (db m208171) HM
Here we honor the spirit of the place called "Shawneetown." This proud spirit was born in the heart of the first stalwart Shawnee brave who saw in this beautiful river site, a homing place. It ignited in the first white settler 17 years before the . . . — — Map (db m154636) HM
Since World War I, more than 82,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m306291) WM
Born in Ireland in 1814, Michael K. Lawler came here to Gallatin County in 1819. After serving as a captain in the Mexican War, he lived on his farm near here until the outbreak of the Civil War. In May 1861 he recruited the 18th Illinois Volunteer . . . — — Map (db m154627) HM
James H. Wilson, American Army officer, engineer, and author, was born in 1837 on his family's farm about a mile south of here. He attended Shawneetown schools, McKendree College, and the United States Military Academy. In the spring of 1864, during . . . — — Map (db m154626) HM
The Illinois Territory was formed in 1809. Its Governor, Ninian Edwards, laid out a district on Sept. 14, 1812 and called it the County of Gallatin. After Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. The county changed size and shape often . . . — — Map (db m210685) HM
This plaque is a token of gratitude from the people of Gallatin County for services render our country by the men and women of our Armed Forces. — — Map (db m208424) WM
Since World War I, more than 82,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for. This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country. God Bless You, God Bless . . . — — Map (db m208299) WM
This road was a main route of travel after 1808. It ran in a northwesterly direction from Shawneetown via the U.S. Salines (Salt Works) to near Edwardsville. Most of the early settlements were along the Goshen Road which crosses Illinois Highway 14 . . . — — Map (db m178562) HM
Gilbert Griswold Jr., pioneer teacher, surveyor, and Justice of the Peace, founded Walpole in 1857. He was born 4-16-1788 in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and died 11-10-1866 and was buried with his family on their farm near Walpole. He was the . . . — — Map (db m146185) HM
America at war in 1942 needed new bases to complete the training of its Army Air Corps cadets before they joined combat groups overseas. "Allison Prairie" in Lawrence County, Illinois, provided ideal conditions for a field due to its size and varied . . . — — Map (db m178179) HM
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - The Golden Rule
Founded by Michael Andrew Rooney, November 16, 1940. Golden Rule Insurance was originally headquartered in the Rooney home at 600 State St., Lawrenceville. History records . . . — — Map (db m178171) HM
The Lawrence County Courthouse, completed in 1889, is the third courthouse on this site. The first was built in 1824, the second in 1842.
On May 21, 1886, the Lawrence County Board of Supervisors met and determined that their existing . . . — — Map (db m178170) HM
Lawrenceville's Courthouse Square was a center of community activity for more than 150 years. For decades the square hosted special events, celebrations, and commemorations, and was a hubbub of enterprise as people from the surrounding area came to . . . — — Map (db m178173) HM
In 1840 Abraham Lincoln, as a Whig elector, campaigned in southern Illinois for William Henry Harrison, Whig presidential candidate. Here in Lawrenceville, on October 28, he had a dispute with a local physician William G. Anderson, who the previous . . . — — Map (db m178177) HM
In the late winter of 1830 a few weeks after his 21st birthday Abraham Lincoln passed this way with his father's family entering the State of Illinois for the first time. — — Map (db m176265) HM
These millstones were used in the gristmills of John Small in the early 1800s. The mills at Smallsburg were important in the pioneer times of Lawrence County, not only as a place for grinding grain, but as the social center of the area. Small's Mill . . . — — Map (db m178169) HM
Erected to the Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Lawrence County
Toussaint Du Bois James Beard Isham Childress William Dennison John Glenn Samuel Kincaid Thomas Luke William Melton Charles Reed John Rodgers . . . — — Map (db m178174) WM
Wooden Bridge Built in 1909 Over the Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway
The Main Line was moved from downtown to this location about 1906 to provide a level roadbed. This original bridge was approximately 180 feet long. The main span was . . . — — Map (db m178128) HM
Feb. 20, 1779. "Camp very quiet but hungry some almost in despair. Many of the Creole volunteers talking of returning. Fell to making more canoes when about 12 o'clock our centry on the river brought to a boat with five Frenchmen from the post who . . . — — Map (db m178123) HM
In memory of the early French missionaries and settlers who came to this area in the late 18th century and the Catholic faith that they rooted in the lives of the people on the banks of the Wabash River
1818-1819 The establishment and . . . — — Map (db m178126) HM
This cabin was originally constructed by Jules Grandclair (a Frenchman), 1855-1932 presumably in 1876 on 11th Street.
Mr. Grandclair was the father of Barbara (Grandclair) Cunningham & Lucy (Grandclair) Garvey of this village.
It was . . . — — Map (db m178127) HM
On February 5, 1779, Colonel George Rogers Clark and his army began the difficult march from Kaskaskia to Fort Sackville at Vincennes. At daybreak on February 21 they began to cross the swollen Wabash near here. They went on to capture Fort . . . — — Map (db m178130) HM
This monument is dedicated
to all men and women of this
community
who served in the Armed Forces
when America needed them.
POW MIA
(back:)
All gave some
Some gave all — — Map (db m178124) WM
The western boundary of the Vincennes Tract passed through this point. The line extended south-southwest thirty-nine miles from present-day Crawford through Lawrence, Wabash, and Edwards counties in Illinois. The Vincennes Tract was seventy-two . . . — — Map (db m98964) HM
This monument was erected to commemorate the determination of 1950 center of population of the United States of America in Richland County, Ill. and was dedicated October 18, 1951 at the ceremony attended by Adlai E. Stevenson Gov. State of Ill., . . . — — Map (db m30393) HM
This jail was built ca. 1910 and used to mid 1940. It was moved off this location and used as a shed until 1995, when it was restored and returned to the original location. When it was use it had a brick exterior and a round roof. This jail was very . . . — — Map (db m178237) HM
Bower Park
Named in honor of William Bower. Previously known as Tower Park for a 125 foot tall brick-steel water tower (1892-1927), fire bell tower, city weight scales (1895-1966) located here.
William Bower
May 21, 1842 - . . . — — Map (db m178239) HM
Historic McsBurg School
In 1841, the year Richland County came to be, a primitive log structure located 4 miles north-northeast of Olney - at the intersection of what is now North Silver Road and East Tank Farm Lane - housed one of the . . . — — Map (db m178240) HM
There were two people who discovered the Olney albino gray squirrel at about the same time, but in different places. William Yates Stroup caught albinos near his farmhouse four miles southeast of Olney. George W. Ridgeley captured albinos on his . . . — — Map (db m178243) HM
During the Presidential Campaign of 1856 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas spoke in Olney at separate political rallies held the same day - Saturday, September 20. In the morning Douglas spoke in a grove near town at a Democratic rally for . . . — — Map (db m178242) HM
Ambrose Hopkinson built this home in 1874. Opened as museum in 1991. He built school bldg. at SW corner of intersect, it housed 10 grades and first H.S. in county. H.S. opened 1871. M.E. Church stood at NW corner of intersect. Kitchell Avenue named . . . — — Map (db m178241) HM
Robert Ridgway, leading American ornithologist, was born at Mount Carmel, Illinois, on July 2, 1850. As a youth he became interested in birds and sketched many specimens around his home. At the age of seventeen, he was appointed zoologist on a . . . — — Map (db m99118) HM
In 1902, the first experimental solar power plant was built in Olney, Illinois by H.E. Willsie and John Boyle Jr., two American engineers. Their solar power plant was based on an 1885 design developed by the French engineer Tellier. Between 1892 and . . . — — Map (db m178244) HM
(top of base:)
In Memory
of the
World War Veterans
1917-1918
Erected by Richland Post No. 30
American Legion
1935
(base:)
Rededicated: to all veterans of all wars
Sponsored by
Richland County . . . — — Map (db m178238) WM
This area of some 143 acres located approximately two miles south of Carrier Mills was inhabited by prehistoric people throughout three different archaeological periods. Until the turn of the century, the South Fork of the Saline River was a . . . — — Map (db m146461) HM
In memory of all our sons who so nobly served their country in World War II Kelly Gulley Willie Bivens Harry Akins Charles Thomas Dalton James Earl Roper James Burton Harrison Rexal L. Martin James Henry Turner Harry Byron Rann . . . — — Map (db m192079) WM
The City of Daffodils, it was founded in 1857 by Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read. Originally named Elder-Reado, legend has it that the name was changed by railroad sign painters who thought the spelling incorrect. The junction of the pioneer . . . — — Map (db m146458) HM
Here was located the home of Samuel Elder, cofounder of Elder-Redo now called Eldorado. Judge of the county court 1849-1856, school commissioner, collector, Internal Revenue, Justice of the Peace, and farmer. He and his son, William, together with . . . — — Map (db m146459) HM
Wolf Creek Primitive Baptist Church was organized sometime before 1830. The first meetings were held in the brown blockhouse which was located where the flagpole now stands which was on the Kaskaskia Trail, the vestiges of which can be seen running . . . — — Map (db m146462) HM
On September 28, 1963, America got its first taste of English rock 'n' roll. Five months before the beginning of "Beatlemania," before the Beatles played on the "Ed Sullivan Show," George Harrison, lead guitarist for the British band, became the . . . — — Map (db m192053) HM
The Kaskaskia Trail was an early pioneer trail that played an important part in the history and development of Saline County. The trail extended from Shawneetown on the Ohio River, past the salt works near Equality and on to Kaskaskia, the capital . . . — — Map (db m146457) HM
Dedicated in Grateful tribute to the men and women who served and those who made the supreme sacrifice. American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam Era, Gulf War . . . — — Map (db m247883) WM
Oldest active Methodist Church in Saline County. Organized prior to 1845. Present church erected 1896. Dedicated to fulfillment of Christ's council to us all. — — Map (db m192044) HM
From the creation of Saline County in 1847 to the end of the century the production of tobacco was the principal industry. In 1870 Saline County had the highest tobacco production in the state.
The Webber brothers of Galatia and Raleigh were . . . — — Map (db m192045) HM
The Aydolette barn is a double-crib design, which includes a corncrib on the east end and a crib on the west end for housing stock. Before mechanization, wheat was cut with a scythe, shocked in the field, and then brought to the thrashing floor. The . . . — — Map (db m146553) HM
The Aydolettes, French pioneers from Kaskaskia, built this cabin in 1849. It was originally located in the community of Somerset which was the first settlement in Saline County. In 1853, a second room was added saddlebag fashion with a large . . . — — Map (db m146552) HM
Migration into Illinois began with the French from 1690 and reached its' peak about 1750 mostly along the Mississippi. English settlement began in Ernest in 1790 but these settlements had important differences in the way they were begun. The French . . . — — Map (db m146830) HM
Society of Friends (Quakers) built the Cain Church in 1871 as their meetinghouse and has since been used by several denominations. It was originally located southwest of Harrisburg in Section 20. — — Map (db m146832) HM
The Chenault School was built in 1919 to replace the original log cabin school built in 1859. It was moved from the original site located in Section 8 of Raleigh Township in 1971 and contains the original desks, blackboards, and books. — — Map (db m146554) HM
Pioneering black physician James Henry Lewis (1888-1963) was born in North Carolina. Because of limited educational opportunities available to black students at that time and place, he moved to Illinois, where he worked to put himself through . . . — — Map (db m192052) HM
Lest they be forgotten dedicated Memorial day may 25,2020, In honor of Don Cooper, who spent many years pouring his heart and soul into little Arlington. — — Map (db m248021) HM
These kettles date from the 1850's when they were used in the local salt industry. Naturally occurring salt brine was pulled from the ground then boiled in numerous kettles to produce salt. Saline County derived its name from these salt wells or . . . — — Map (db m146833) HM
James A. Harris moved to this area in the 1820s and established a sawmill and mule barn near the present corner of Vine and Church streets. Harris, John Cain, John Pankey and James Yandall donated land for the town site, platted in 1853. The area . . . — — Map (db m119593) HM
In the butchering process a hog was killed then scalded in a kettle of hot, but not boiling water. Scalding loosened the hair, allowing its removal by scraping if the water was too cool or too hot then the hair was not loosened making scraping . . . — — Map (db m247354) HM
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Saline County, Illinois.
Reuben Bramlet Malachi Hereford Thomas Hamilton Lewis Howell William Roak — — Map (db m247793) WM
This cabin was also known as the Wilson Cabin, the mystery cabin and the Dodd Gibson property. The cabin was built about 1790 on a cliff's edge overlooking the Ohio River at Elizabethtown, Illinois. The site afforded a view of the river more than 10 . . . — — Map (db m146878) HM
This Clock was preserved by the Saline County Historical Society and donated to Harrisburg Operation Pride for the people of Saline County. The clock and the bell was manufactured by the Howard Clock Company of Boston, Mass. and was in use from . . . — — Map (db m119595) HM
This cemetery, called the Pauper Cemetery has burials going as far back as 1849 contains stone markers with record of 263 burials at least 60 of which were children. These records indicate that not only people from the Poor Farm were buried here but . . . — — Map (db m146551) HM
This building was erected in 1877 for the residency of the poor of Saline County.
The building and its site is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. — — Map (db m146558) HM
This house, built in 1877 with an addition in 1904 was the effort of the culture of that era to take care of the poor. As early as 1819, the Illinois General Assembly enacted a Pauper Bill requiring county commissioners to appoint overseers of the . . . — — Map (db m146550) HM
Actress Virginia Gregg was born at 325 East Locust Street in Harrisburg on March 6, 1916. In an acting career spanning 40-plus years, she appeared in no less than 1,200 radio and television dramas, and more than 40 motion pictures, usually in . . . — — Map (db m192050) HM
Founded in 1931 to honor those from Saline County who paid the Ultimate Sacrifice
Remember these are hallowed grounds
Be Respectful
Tread Lightly
Speak Softly
Rededicated in 2020 — — Map (db m248365) HM WM
Two hundred feet east of here was the Ingersoll law office. Ebon Clark Ingersoll and Robert Green Ingersoll, his younger brother, before they moved to Peoria, had a successful law practice in the Saline County Circuit Court which met in Raleigh, the . . . — — Map (db m192047) HM
World War I Richardson, Michael Army World War II Knowles, Clifford Lee Marine Mitchell, Leonard L. Army Bynum, Quentin Army Buckner, Cecil Windel Navy . . . — — Map (db m312698) WM
From 1870 through the next hundred years, trains reigned in southern Illinois. The presence of natural resources coal, timber and fertile farmland led to the establishment of railroad lines to transport goods to distant markets. Communities . . . — — Map (db m312994) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the young men of this community who gave their lives for this nation and to honor those who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America
Edward Martin - 1918
Lyman H. Martin - 1918
William . . . — — Map (db m180781) WM
In Honor of Capt. Bellenden S. Hutcheson, M.D.
Canadian Medical Corps.
Recipient of
British Victoria Cross
For conspicuous gallantry of the highest order in the presence of the enemy during action on September 2, 1918 along the . . . — — Map (db m155102) HM WM
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m155101) HM
This tablet marks the site of Palmyra, the first county seat of Edwards County, settled April 22, 1815. Edwards County at that time embraced one third of the State of Illinois and a part of Michigan and Wisconsin, extending to Upper Canada. Twenty . . . — — Map (db m186500) HM
The keel of the USS Wabash was laid down January 21, 1970 at the General Dynamics shipyard in Quincy, Mass. It was commissioned on Nov 20, 1971 at the Boston Naval Shipyard. Captain Robert P. Chrisler was in command.
The USS Wabash was a . . . — — Map (db m154606) HM
To the lasting memory of all her sons who fought for the Stars and Stripes in all wars; those who fought and lived; those who fought and died; those who gave much; and those who gave all; Citizens of Wabash County, erect this monument. . . . — — Map (db m186504) WM
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