[Main marker] This building, first conceived as a
fire proof structure with iron window
shutters and an iron floor, originally
housed the county clerk, recorder and
county records.
[Secondary marker]
Knox County Hall of . . . — — Map (db m229922) HM
In honor of
the men of Knox Township who
served our country in the World War
1917 — 1918
★ Jacobson, Arthur E. • ★ Mangion, Thomas E. • ★ Philblad, Harry • ★ Unger, Edwin A.
Adams, Edward E. •
Alleman, . . . — — Map (db m229920) WM
Tribute is here paid to Knoxville community
members who answered the call to service
★ Killed in service
World War II
Theodore Abernathy • Rowen Aldrich • John H. Anderson Jr. • James E. Bainbridge • William Bainbridge • John . . . — — Map (db m229836) WM
This building replaced a two-story
log structure and housed Knox County
offices and court for thirty-three years.
Stephen A. Douglas presided over the
1841-1843 sessions of the district court.
Knox County Museum is located here
on the second . . . — — Map (db m229831) HM
Knox County centrally located between the Mississippi the Rock and the Illinois was crossed by trails between the Indian villages on these rivers and by many local trails to villages and camp sites in this county – the Indians traveled the best . . . — — Map (db m229828) HM
[First plaque] Noted for its solitary confinement cells and as the locale of the only legal hanging in Knox County.
[Second plaque]
Knox County Jail
1845 – 1873
Site of the only legal
hanging in Knox County
Listed on the . . . — — Map (db m230121) HM
