We study history not to know the who, what, when and where, but rather the why and the how. Both the gnis and fips databases contain entries for thebes. History of alexander, union and pulaski counties, illinois, edited by william henry perrin, 1883, chicago. List of books and articles about illinois history online.
On that date, cairo was the scene of one of the most gruesome lynchings in american history when a black man named will james, who was accused of murdering a shopgirl, and a white man, who was charged with. Southern illinois is bordered on threesides by the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers. The other reason why the region is known as egypt, is because southern illinois was the feedbarn for the rest of the state in the early days before agriculture took hold. Thebes of the hundred gates is a novella by famed science fiction writer robert silverberg.
Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. Southern illinois clay supplied the raw materials for brick manufacturers, used to construct buildings as the wood supply dwindled. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. He was a descendant of the union of io and zeus in bull shape. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Name index to marriage records from the state of illinois. Thebes area historical tornado activity is near illinois state average. The museum features native american artifacts, anna pottery, and local history. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.
Free text books are furnished for the grades and high school. Indeed, it was, in fact, thebes that was the includes pictures. For more pictures of the old courthouse, click here thebes was established in the early 1800s by two sparhawk brothers traveling up the mississippi river from new orleans. The most widely quoted story is about the winter of deep snow. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Thebes courthouse, thebes, alexander county, il library of. An important event in thebes history was the building of the missouri pacific railroad. This part of southern illinois is known as little egypt. Many of these black laws or codes remained on the books until the end of the civil war. Flatboat on the ohio river a second and successful attempt at settlement began in 1837 when the illinois state legislature incorporated the cairo city and canal company, with darius b. The history and legacy of the ancient greek citystate examines the history of one of greeces most important poleis.
Several other rivers traverseits countryside, including the big and little muddy, little wabash, saline, andcache rivers. Anyone who likes ancient history will want to read this. The 1912 history of southern illinois written by george washington smith described the winter like this. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. With more than 4 thebes trails covering 68 miles, youre bound to find a perfect trail like the tunnel hill state trail or paducah greenway. It is said that the winter was a mild one til christmas.
The city lies northwest of athens athina and was one of the chief cities and powers of ancient greece. Cairo is located at the confluence of the ohio and mississippi rivers. Thebes historical courthouse 2020 all you need to know. It is located in thebes beside the first baptist church. Thebes was the alexander county seat from 1845 to 1860 and the thebes courthouse was built in 1848 by heinrich arnholdt barkhausen.
Fort defiance, a civil war camp, was built at the confluence in 1862 by union general ulysses s. Modern perceptions of classical greece are almost invariably based on athens and sparta, but thebes was also a key player in the history of the region in this pivotal period. Jul 23, 2018 the founder of thebes is known as cadmus or kadmos. Jul 18, 2012 thebes ended on the losing side, though, and philip established a macedonian garrison in the city. Thebes definitely flies under the radar compared to other greek city states like sparta and athens and corinth, but this book comprehensively explains thebes importance during the persian wars, and even when it was the strongest polis in greece.
By the 1870s, illinois was exporting large quantities of bricks. Standing 170 years, it is a testament to architect henry ernst barkhausen, who was awarded the contract for designing and supervising the erection of the thebes courthouse in 1845. The thebes bridge is a truss bridge carrying the union pacific railroad previously carried the missouri pacific and southern pacific, in a joint operation across the mississippi river between illmo, missouri and thebes, illinois. Thebes, like the city of cairo, also in alexander county, is named after the egyptian city of the same name. It was the county seat of alexander county from 1846 until 1859. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about thebes like never before. The first decade of cairos 20thcentury history was also marred by an extremely violent episode which occurred on november 11, 1909.
Browse the most recent thebes, illinois obituaries and condolences. The main part of the city was situated along the niles east bank. Alexander county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Everythings included as in the original, with the only changes of additional section headings and paragraph breaks as desperately needed. Cairo, illinois death by racism legends of america. Some of the hottest neighborhoods near thebes, il are massac, wood creek manor, turnberry, brookhaven. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in thebes, illinois. Its predominance began with its crucial role in the battle of leuctra in 371 bc. It is owned by the southern illinois and missouri bridge company, now a up subsidiary. The book of genesis talks about how a famine struck canaan and egypt. In 1830, congress passed a bill permitting the removal of all native indians living east of the mississippi river. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Researched by danielle carthell for the illinois history class of egyptian high school.
On the acropolis of the ancient city stands the present commercial and agricultural centre of thebes. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Oberley, who had for a partner afterward, john hodges, the father of the present sheriff of the county 1883. Geografija koordinate vremenska zona utc6, leti utc5. Thebes also provided inspirational stories of individual and group heroism in the face of huge odds. Thebes genealogy in alexander county, il usa 1,015,348 illinois 43,665 alexander county 226 thebes 9 note. Restoring only 3 percent of the original wetlands might suffice to prevent catastrophic floods such as those in the early 1990s. However, thebes noted for its scheming against local rivals was even more harshly treated by philips heir, alexander, who destroyed the city and sold the population into slavery.
But, he left behind a contribution in his choice of the name cairo, and as a result, egypt became the popular nickname for southern illinois. Along the west bank was the necropolis, an area containing the royal tombs and mortuary temples. Cadmus had two brothers, one named thasos, and the other cilix, who became king of cilicia. Renee and ronald canup look at a history book of alexander county families. The southern part of the state is characterized by wooded hills,farms, underground coal mines, strip mines, and low marsh lands. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The who, what, when and where of history is knowledge. Thebes, one of the famed cities of antiquity, the capital of the ancient egyptian empire at its heyday. Cadmus father was a phoenician king named agenor and his mother was named telephassa or telephone.
This cemetery is sometimes known as old thebes cemetery. Thebes real estate thebes il homes for sale zillow. Photo, print, drawing thebes courthouse, thebes, alexander county, il enlarge view 2 images in sequence. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. It was annihilated by philip ii of macedon in the battle of.
Later, towns in southern illinois were named cairo, thebes, and karnak, just as in the country of egypt. Holbrook, a shrewd businessman from boston, massachusetts as president. Its a site designed to showcase the regions history in a way from which we can learn. See our census page for thebes for more information. Stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010 436 gustina stanovnistva 7,3 st. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Their predecessors were clovis people who probably came across alaskas bering strait thousand years ago. The union county historical and genealogical society operates a resale shop next door to the museum. In 1600, beaver ponds covered eleven percent of the upper mississippi and missouri rivers watershed above thebes, illinois. Thebes was the capital of egypt during the period of the new kingdom c. To 1937 this little history of thebes, illinois was compiled by the teacher of the elementary civics class in the thebes township high school during the second semester of the school year of 19361937 as a result of the students who were assigned as term perfect in civics to gather material for a local history. The shop features antiques, collectibles, books, gifts, crafts, and other items. John buckler is assistant professor of history, university of illinois at urbana champaign. The theban hegemony, 3762 bc harvard historical studies.
The history and legacy of the ancient greek citystate. Guide to alexander county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military. Ancient thebes was home to some of the greatest monuments of the ancient worldbuilt. The second argument says the region was named after settlers in the northern part of the state had to travel to southern illinois to buy grain after a series of bad winters or droughts. Proceeds go to the society for the operation of the museum. We are a nonprofit organization and we would rather spend the money on our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Bricks made in murphysboro were used in the construction of the panama canal. Thebes, modern greek thiva, dimos municipality and city, central greece modern greek. The why and how, well knowing that can lead to wisdom. Roxanne laytonbayle prepared a list of people who died in thebes, illinois. The winter of 183031 was long remembered as the winter of deep snow. Towering temples and treasurefilled tombs shine a light on one of historys greatest civilizations. Sitting high atop a bluff overlooking the mississippi river in thebes, illinois is the 1848 courthouse. Thebes white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages.
The oldest settlers in southernmost illinois lived just south of thebes. Museums and historical sites in southernmost illinois. Explore the best trails in thebes, illinois on traillink. Sitting high atop a bluff overlooking the mississippi river in thebes, illinois is the. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The complete version of the 1887 history of gallatin county as published by goodspeed publishing company taken from their fivecounty history of southeastern illinois. Please help us cover our server costs for this year. Ancient thebes world heritage site national geographic. Ancient origins articles related to thebes in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. The first says the regional name developed because of the existence of egyptian place names such as cairo and thebes. The mission of the thebes historical society is to preserve, restore and promote the historical courthouse in thebes and to maintain the historical artifacts held within.
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