Carthage City Historical Markers

Map of Illinois State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Carthage

Carthage City Historical Markers

Carthage General Interest

Carthage, Illinois

Hancock County, established in 1829, had no permanent county seat for four years. On February 13, 1833, the General Assembly commissioned William Gilh... [click for more]

The Old Jail

In the old Carthage Jail, which stands one block south of here, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Prophet and patriarch of the Mormon Church, were killed by a m... [click for more]