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Rawlings' Hotel, one of Shawneetown's earliest brick buildings, 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 for the Marquis de Lafayette during his visit to America in 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 on June 23, 1904.
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