On Interstate 70, on the right when traveling west.
Hiram B. Trout and his brother, Everett Trout, were born on a farm about five miles north of this location. They operated a machine shop in Shelbyville, Illinois in the late 1800’s at which in time they invented and patented the unique design for . . . — — Map (db m59336) HM
On East Main Street west of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Sculptor John McClarey is a former Illinois high school history teacher with an international reputation as an artistic interpreter of Abraham Lincoln. He has won many prestigious awards for his work, including the Order of Lincoln in 2009. His . . . — — Map (db m30897) HM
On Commercial Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east on Commercial Street.
Left Section
Abraham Lincoln handled at least 147 divorce cases during his twenty-five years as a lawyer. One in Shelby County also concerned the ownership of land. William Stewardson and Mary Jane Dawson, both English immigrants, . . . — — Map (db m30805) HM
On East Main Street (Illinois Route 16) west of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Left Section
In the summer of 1856, Abraham Lincoln traveled across much of Illinois, giving speeches supporting the new Republican Party and its national and state candidates. On August 9, 1856, Lincoln arrived in Shelbyville to . . . — — Map (db m30801) HM
On East Main Street (Illinois Route 16) east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Left Section
Anthony Thornton and Abraham Lincoln led fairly similar lives. Both were born in Kentucky, were tall, and were Whigs.
Both began practicing law in Illinois in 1836, even though Thornton was college-educated and read . . . — — Map (db m30755) HM
On Jackson Avenue at 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Avenue.
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Top Section
Nineteenth-century Illinois political campaigns and rallies were raucous affairs, part entertainment and part serious politics. The candidates were often accompanied or preceded by marchers, fireworks, flag . . . — — Map (db m30866) HM
On East Main Street (Illinois Route 16) west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory and in honor of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in Shelby County Illinois
Elijah Biggs • John Cochran • John Jenkins • Obadiah Wade • Isaac Waggoner — — Map (db m189058) WM
Near Old Route 66 North south of West Kirkham Street.
In the late 1800's in Shelby County, Illinois, William W. McDaniel and his son John H. started the McDaniel & Son blacksmith and livery store. John began developing an idea to harness the abundant Illinois wind to improve farm production and rural . . . — — Map (db m159650) HM
On 5th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
Thomas Corwin Honnell
1840 - 1919
1840 - Born in Shelby County, Ohio
1857 - Teacher in Ohio Schools
1861 - Captain in the Union Army
Injured at Chic[k]amauga
Shook President Lincoln's Hand
1870 - Bought a 160 Acre Farm Two . . . — — Map (db m77905) HM
Near North Front Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Ida Bell Wells was born enslaved on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She came of age during Reconstruction and was educated at Rust College After she was orphaned in 1878 at the age of 16, she became a caregiver to her five younger . . . — — Map (db m204391) HM
Near Park Road 0.3 miles west of Battlefield Road (Kentucky Route 1920).
While Kentucky slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, which only affected the enslaved community under Confederate control, Union military policy in Kentucky did provide opportunities for slaves to liberate . . . — — Map (db m291002) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
