Memorials : 0
Location : Clay City, Clay County, USA
Coordinate : 38.6983736, -88.4528198
Description : JOHN MCCAWLEY IN 1810 MADE THE FIRST SETTLEMENT ON THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER ABOUT A MILE EAST OF WHERE CLAY CITY IS NOW LOCATED IN WHAT WOULD BECOME CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. IN 1816 TWO OR THREE OTHER FAMILIES BUILT THEIR CABINS NEAR MCCAWLEYS AND THEY NAMED THE NEW TOWN HUBBARDSVILLE. ILLINOIS BECAME A STATE IN 1818 AND CLAY COUNTY WAS CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE DECEMBER 23, 1824, FOURTEEN YEARS AFTER THIS FIRST SETTLEMENT WAS MADE BY MCCAWLEY. JOHN MCCAWLEY WAS A LONG HUNTER. TRAVELING INTO NEW TERRITORY AND EXPLORING THE PROSPECTS OF THE NEW ILLINOIS COUNTRY, THEN RETURNING LATER... Read More

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  • Where is McCawley Cemetery?

    McCawley Cemetery is located at Petal Lane Clay City, Clay County ,Illinois , 62839USA.

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    Latitude: 38.6983736
    Longitude: -88.4528198

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