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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.
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 ...
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] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as Little Egypt.
2.14 Gallatin County. 2.15 Greene County. ... Fulton Democrat – Lewistown; Gallatin County ... Illinois Times – Springfield;
William S. Jewell (1867–1956), State's attorney for Fulton County, Illinois Ossian M. Ross (1790–1837), Founder of Lewistown, Illinois Lewis Winans Ross (1812–1895), United States Congressman
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
Ossian M. Ross (August 16, 1790 – January 20, 1837) was a pioneer farmer, stock-raiser, and merchant in Illinois, who served as a major in the War of 1812 and subsequently founded the Illinois towns of Lewistown and Havana, and who also played a prominent role in establishing Fulton and Mason counties in that state.