Kaskaskia Sketches Collection
Title
Kaskaskia Sketches Collection
Description
Kaskaskia was the center of French settlement in Illinois and became the capital of the French territory of Upper Louisiana. Between 1809 and 1818, the town was the capital of the Illinois Territory.
These sketches depict some of the more famous landmarks in Kaskaskia. These buildings and the town were destroyed by the flooding of the Mississippi River during the nineteenth century.
These sketches depict some of the more famous landmarks in Kaskaskia. These buildings and the town were destroyed by the flooding of the Mississippi River during the nineteenth century.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Rights
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all rights and permissions.
Collection Items
Home of Judge Nathaniel Pope
A pencil sketch of the home of Judge Nathaniel Pope, who served as Secretary of the Illinois Territory, Territorial Delegate to Congress, and U.S. district court judge.
Home of Ferdinand Maxwell
A pencil sketch of the home of Judge Ferdinand Maxwell, who served as register of the federal land office at Kaskaskia: "Home Mr. Ferdinand Maxwell. Miss Evaline his second daughter was quite a beauty in the early sixties. She married Billie Morrison…
Home of Marie Odile Menard Maxwell
A pencil sketch of the home of Marie Odile Menard Maxwell, wife of Hugh H. Maxwell, and daughter of Pierre Menard, Illinois' first Lieutenant Governor from 1818-1822.
Home of S. St. Vrain
A pencil sketch of a home in Kaskaskia, with the caption at the bottom, "Home of Mr. S. St. Vrain."
Old Visitation Convent
A pencil sketch of the first Visitation Academy in the Midwest at Kaskaskia, which was founded in 1833 by eight sisters from the Georgetown Visitation. The building was vacated in 1844 when the Mississippi River flooded and the waters reached the…
Shadrach Bond Mansion
A pencil sketch of the "Bond Mansion," home of Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of Illinois (1818-1822).
Home of Jack Backus
A pencil sketch of the home of "Uncle" Jack Backus, a free African American man of Kaskaskia who was, "the favorite servant of the Pope's."
Home of George W. Staley
A pencil sketch of the home of George W. Staley, a merchant who owned the Kaskaskia Store.
Old Catholic Church
A pencil sketch of the old Catholic Church in Kaskaskia: "The old Catholic Church as it appeared in 1860. Later a belfry was added where they hung the bell that had been presented by the King of France. The dark monuments mark the last resting place…
Residence of Colonel William Thomson
A pencil sketch of the residence of Col. William Thomson: "Residence of Col. William Thomson where Lafayette was entertained. In 1862 the house was sold to a Mr. Dennis Kavanaugh who used the stone in building a home on a farm about two miles from…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Kaskaskia Sketches Collection