Mary Hall and son James

Mary Hall and son James (HMSFL)

Location: Vandalia, IL 62471 Fayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 57.443', W 89° 5.543'

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Jan. 22, 1799-Aug. 18, 1832 [and] Aug. 10, 1832-Oct. 5, 1832

Wife, born in Kentucky, and son of James Hall, first Man of Letters in Illinois. State Treasurer 1827-31. President of first state historical society 1827-33. Author of first book of literary style in Illinois 1828. Trustee of Illinois College 1829. Editor of first western annual 1828, of "Illinois Intelligencer" 1829-32, of first literary magazine of Illinois 1830-32 and author of "Legends of the West" 1832.
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HM NumberHMSFL
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Year Placed1974
Placed ByVandalia Historical Society, in memory of Joseph C. Burtschi
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 8:59am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 318699 N 4314129
Decimal Degrees38.95738333, -89.09238333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 57.443', W 89° 5.543'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 57' 26.58" N, 89° 5' 32.58" W
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Area Code(s)618
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6746 S 2nd St, Vandalia IL 62471, US
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