The Kaskaskia–Shawneetown and Goshen Trail was developed from an 1816 appropriation of funds from the Congress of the United States. This trail served as an important link between the

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town of

Shawneetown Shawneetown is a city in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2010 census, down from 1,410 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. Geography Shawneetown is located southeast of the cent ...

across

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, through the town of Mulkeytown to the then capital of Illinois in

Kaskaskia The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation. Their longstanding homeland was in t ...

Current day

A historical marker was placed at the location where the Kaskaskia–Shawneetown and Goshen Trails intersect, near

Illinois Route 142 Illinois Route 142 is a major arterial road in southeastern Illinois. It runs from near the town center of Equality at Calhoun Street, a local road, north to Illinois Route 37 and the northern terminus of Illinois Route 148 in Mount Vernon. This ...

(IL 142) and Moore Road in Saline County. The Silkwood Inn, located in

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, remains to this day in its original location, having been refurbished by the West Franklin Historical District & Genealogical Society to its original condition.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shawneetown-Kaskaskia Trail National Register of Historic Places in Saline County, Illinois Transportation in Illinois