New postings related to our counties first settlers and early mills have been added to the History Page. They were extracted from Goodspeed’s History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois published in 1887.

The settler article recounts the first settlers into the county as well as breaking down each of the twelve county townships by who filed the first land claims, noting their names and dates in addition to related information.

The early mill article documents the use and building of the counties first mills.

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