First Hotel in Grayville, IL
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 15.455 W 087° 59.452
16S E 413308 N 4234859
Built for the river travelers
Waymark Code: WMKETP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2014
Views: 4
County of first: White County
Location of site: North St. & Water St., Wabash River access, Grayville
Marker erected by: Grayville Historical Group
Marker text:
The first hotel in Grayville was called the Wabash House located here on the bank of the Wabash River. It opened about 1830 to provide food and lodging to boat travelers. It was a primitative [sic] place serving travelers who were a 'Rough and Ready' lot looking for adventure.
"Grayville had been at the northern end of a substantial 4-mile-long oxbow bend of the main channel of the Wabash River. The river changed course after a flood in 1985, with the end result being that the town is now two miles from the river channel. Bonpas Creek trickles through a portion of the former river channel, creating continued access to water for canoes, rafts, and extremely shallow-draft small boats." ~ Wikipedia
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