Charlie Birger shakes
hands with his executioner
before his hanging in Benton.
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Check out the photos!
It's a big file, but it includes all[?] five of Mitchell's famous
photos of Birger at the hanging.
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Featured History of Southern Illinois
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— The Good, the Bad and the Ugly —
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- Cairo and the Confluence
- Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, Cairo's history
is a rich tapestry from the Underground Railroad and the Civil War to the Civil
Rights Era of today. The site includes story links as well as various pictures
and postcards of this historic city.
- Indians of Southern Illinois
- From the mound builders of the Mississippian culture to the Indians who interacted
with the pioneers and gave their name to this state, this page focuses on the
Native American heritage of the region.
- Old Slave House
- Standing atop Hickory Hill overlooking the Saline Valley, the Old Slave House
serves as a reminder when free blacks lived in terror of the kidnappers led in
part by John Hart Crenshaw. Slavery existed in the Land of Lincoln. This is that
story.
- Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock
- Mason, the Harpes, Ford, Potts — The outlaws of the Cave-in-Rock region
terrorized honest citizens for a century through open piracy, highway robbery,
counterfeiting and arson. These tales tell the story of the major characters
which gave 19th Century Hardin County a bad name.
- Underground Railroad
- Southern Illinois is not known as a major site for Underground Railroad
activity, but it did exist here in competition with the kidnappers.
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