 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz
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.
Erected by Gallatin County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1968.
Ohio River Levee & Main St., Old Shawneetown, Gallatin County Illinois
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