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The Gallatin County Courthouse is a government building in Shawneetown, the county seat of Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1939, it is at least the third Shawneetown building to serve as the county courthouse, but the only one following Shawneetown's complete relocation to avoid flooding on the Ohio River.
Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census , it has a population of 4,946, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown . [ 1 ]
On Jan. 26, 1826, Equality was officially established by the General Assembly as the county seat of Gallatin County. The courthouse was built in 1827 for the amount of $1,300.00. Court was held there until 1851, when all legal documents were removed to Shawneetown, The building was later used as a school, church & local society meetings.
English: Front of the Gallatin County Courthouse, located at 484 Lincoln Boulevard in Shawneetown, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1939. It was built in 1939. Date
The community in which the courthouse is located is known as the county seat. The oldest current courthouse is the Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1839, while other courthouses have been built since 2010. Many courthouses were built following the destruction of previous buildings, either planned or unplanned; however, some former courthouses ...
Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County at 4] Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast 3 miles (5 km) to the Ohio River and the Kentucky border at Old Shawneetown, and west 20 miles (32 km) to Harrisburg.
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.
Gallatin County Courthouse (Illinois) S. Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site; Shawneetown Bridge This page was last edited on 14 March 2011, at 21:16 (UTC). ...