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History · Shawnee

Shawnee’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Shawnee. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 230 to 168 (-27%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shawnee yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shawnee’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Shawnee

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Francis Preserved LeavenworthFrancis Preserved LeavenworthMount Vernon · 17 miDwane CaseyDwane CaseyMorganfield · 12 miKassie DePaivaKassie DePaivaMorganfield · 12 miEarle ClementsEarle ClementsMorganfield · 12 miJames H. WilsonJames H. WilsonShawneetown · 6 miAlvin Peterson HoveyAlvin Peterson HoveyMount Vernon · 17 mi
By decade

Shawnee, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Shawnee is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Shawnee has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is State Bank in Old Shawneetown, 4.6 miles away.

Shawnee and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Shawnee. Tap a dot.
State BankCamp Mather-Camp LoganDaniel H. Hughes HouseConfederate Monument of MorganfieldUnion County CourthouseMorganfield Commercial District

Closest to Shawnee

State BankOld Shawneetown · Building4.6miCamp Mather-Camp LoganGold Hill · Building5.9miDaniel H. Hughes HouseMorganfield · Building10.1miConfederate Monument of MorganfieldMorganfield · Object10.1miUnion County CourthouseMorganfield · Building10.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. State Bank’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Shawnee?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Shawnee’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Old Shawneetown📜 Shawneetown📜 New Haven📜 Gold Hill
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