Equality’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Equality. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗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 and local society meetings. It was destroyed by fire Nov. 28, 1894.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Equality’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Equality’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlood refugees at Equality, Illin…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Equality
See all 1 →Equality, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Flood refugees at Equality, Illinois (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.