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 Illinois Immigrant - Old Shawneetown, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 37° 41.910 W 088° 08.004
16S E 400082 N 4172968
Two marker here, side by side, about the same newspaper.
Waymark Code: WM90AK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2010
Views: 2
Wood Marker:
Text of Marker:
ILLINOIS IMMIGRANT
In 1817 Henry Eddy published the
First newspaper in Shawneetown by
the appointment of President Monroe.
Stone Marker: Text of Marker:
SIGMA DELTA CHI
HISTORIC SITE
Here Henry Eddy and Allen Kimmel
published the first issue of the
Illinois Emigrant,
Illinois' second newspaper,
in June 1818
NOTE: the spelling differences on the two markers. college one from 1976, the wood one is much older.
Most web sites I have visited show the newer spelling "Emigrant".
County: Gallatin County
Historical Society: Southern Illinois Chapter, Sigma Delta Chi
Dedication Date: April 26, 1976
Location: Main St. & Jefferson St., Old Shawneetown,
Website: [Web Link]
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