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Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On East Walnut Street east of North Mill Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 both . . . — — Map (db m192052) HM
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On East Poplar Street (Illinois Route 34) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Poplar Street.
James A. Harris moved to this area in the 1820’s 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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North Vine Street at East Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on North Vine Street.
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
On South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On East Locust Street at North Skaggs Street, on the right when traveling east on East Locust Street.
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
