Wabash County Museum

320 N. Market Street

P. O. Box 512

Mt. Carmel, IL 

62863

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    History of the Towns in Wabash County
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 12 min

    History of the Towns in Wabash County

    Rochester Wabash County's first community of white settlers was Rochester where Frenchmen traded with Piankishaw Indians as early as 1800....
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    Mt. Carmel Precinct and Its First Settlers
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    Mt. Carmel Precinct and Its First Settlers

    Enoch Greathouse was born in Germany, immigrated to Pennsylvania and then to Kentucky and came to Illinois in 1803 or 1804. He settled...
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    First Settlers of Lick Prairie
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    First Settlers of Lick Prairie

    Lick Prairie is the smallest precinct in Wabash County but was one of the first settled, at least in its eastern part. The western...
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    The History of Bellmont Precinct
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    The History of Bellmont Precinct

    Bellmont Precinct was formerly called Bonpas Precinct and changed to Bellmont in September 1881. The former name likely went back as far...
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    Friendsville Precinct
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 11 min

    Friendsville Precinct

    The first permanent settler of Friendsville Precinct was John Wood. He was born in Maryland and was a Revolutionary War soldier. He had...
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    Lancaster Precinct
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    Lancaster Precinct

    It's a feeling we all share--wanting to be in the company of friends and family when we venture into unknown situations and places. I...
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    The Forgotten Town of Palmyra
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Forgotten Town of Palmyra

    Palmyra was a ghost town in the 1880s, as related by a group of farm boys who took a fishing trip there on a summer day. I wish I could...
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    First Settlers of Wabash Precinct
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    First Settlers of Wabash Precinct

    What criteria would you use for selecting the land you would choose for a new home if you were moving? Likely the price and style of the...
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    Rochester, Coffee and Compton Precincts
    Wabash County Museum
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    Rochester, Coffee and Compton Precincts

    When you walk through Beall Woods State Park and along Coffee Creek, you may get a sense of what this area of the state was like 220...
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