Saline spring in the woods near Shawneetown

Title

Saline spring in the woods near Shawneetown

Subject

Saline waters; Forests and forestry; Illinois--Gallatin County

Description

Saline spring off of Salt Well Road west of Shawneetown in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, photographed by Nyttend. The Illinois Salines were the only location where slavery was legal in pre-Civil War Illinois.

Creator

Nyttend

Rights

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Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

2816 x 1584 pixels

Files

Saline_Springs_site.jpg

Citation

Nyttend, “Saline spring in the woods near Shawneetown,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed March 19, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/847.

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