Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Coordinates: 37°43′57″N 88°55′45″W. Southern front of the courthouse. Clock tower on the public square, the remnant of the previous courthouse. The Williamson County Courthouse is a government building in Marion, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1971, it is the fourth courthouse in Marion's history.
The Williamson County Jail, located at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion, is the former county jail serving Williamson County, Illinois. The Prairie School building served as the county jail from 1913 to 1971. The jail housed prisoners involved with three violent conflicts in the 1920s: the Herrin massacre, the Klan War, and a gang rivalry between ...
Soldier, cowboy, miner, saloon keeper, bootlegger, criminal gang leader. Known for. Bootlegging and leading the Birger Gang, who fought a bloody war with the Ku Klux Klan and the Shelton Brothers Gang over the domination of southern Illinois. Birger was the second to last person to be publicly hanged in Illinois. Criminal status.
The Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois operated between 1867 and 1875 in seven counties— Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Saline, Johnson, Union, and Pope. The "worst Klan years" were in 1874 and 1875. [1] The earliest date attributed to this group was 1867. The organizer was reputed to be Aaron Neal of Franklin County, who, according to one ...
Congressional district. 12th. Website. www.williamsoncountyil.gov. Williamson County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 67,153. [1] The largest city and county seat is Marion. [2] Williamson County is included in the Carbondale -Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Williamson County commissioners have approved $1.25 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a jail inmate's suicide was preventable. The settlement on Tuesday involved the death of 37 ...
August 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM. ANDICE, Texas - The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a bicyclist. WCSO says that on August 17, between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m ...
Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,102. [1] Its county seat is Bryan. [2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. [3] It is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.