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The Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site is an historic bank building in Old Shawneetown, Illinois, and is the oldest structure in Illinois built specifically as a bank. [2] A Greek Revival structure built in 1839–1841 in what was then called Shawneetown, it was the home of a series of banks into the 20th century.
1934 photograph of the original 19th century house. The John Marshall House Museum is a historic house museum located in Old Shawneetown, Illinois.The museum is a historically inaccurate (the original had a straight staircase, the reproduction a spiral one, for example) reproduction of the John Marshall House, which was located at the site until 1974; the original house was demolished so that ...
The bank at Shawneetown was the first in Illinois. It was originally in the John Marshall House , which has been rebuilt and serves as the museum of the Gallatin County Historical Society. This should not be confused with the State Bank of Illinois building , which is a state historic site a block away in Old Shawneetown
Old Shawneetown is located in southeastern Gallatin County at (37.698197, -88.136857), [11] on the northwest bank of the Ohio Illinois Route 13 passes through the village. To the east it crosses the Shawneetown Bridge over the Ohio, becoming Kentucky Route 56 and leading 13 miles (21 km) to Morganfield, Kentucky.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
Shawneetown is a city in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 United States Census. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat of Gallatin County.
Thomas Shannon Ridgway (August 30, 1826 – November 17, 1897) was an American banker and politician from Illinois. He co-founded the First National Bank of Shawneetown and was president of the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. In 1875, Ridgway was elected Illinois Treasurer, serving two years.
Shawnee Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168 and it contained 97 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168 and it contained 97 housing units.