The Carter Settlement (#1)
mcgs_adminPIONEERS OF THE PAST #1 CARTER SETTLEMENT – WILLIAM CARTER On January 25, 1826, the Illinois Legislature recognized the formation of McDonough County, Illinois, from land previously a part of…
William Jobe and Job’s Settlement (#2)
mcgs_adminAt nearly the same time that Carter’s Settlement was taking shape in southeastern McDonough County, another small community was beginning to form near what is now Blandinsville. William Job(e), his…
Pennington Point Settlement (#3)
mcgs_adminThe third settlement in McDonough County was established in 1828, when William Pennington erected a cabin in the southwest corner of what is now New Salem Township. William’s son, Perry…