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Rawlings Hotel
Old Shawneetown,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 41' 48.540012",
-88° 8' 3.180012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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One of Shawneetown's earliest brick buildings, Rawlings' Hotel, stood on this lot. It was built in 1821-1822 for Moses Rawlings', who owned it until 1841. On May 7, 1825, it was the site of a reception held for the Marquies de Lafayette during his visit to America, 1824-1825. Accompanied by Illinois' Governor Edward Coles and other dignitaries, Lafayette walked between two long lines of people from the river's edge to the hotel. The building was one of eleven destroyed by fire, June 23, 1904.
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Rawlings Hotel Historical Marker Location Map, Old Shawneetown, Illinois Map
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