McKeen
Wabash Township, Clark
County, Illinois |
McKeen is a village on the north edge of section 27 of upper Wabash Township.
It lies about 6 miles northeast of Marshall along the
Vandalia-Pennsylvania R. R. It was named for Ninevah
McKeen, a civil war veteran, and the only person from Clark County to
receive the Medal of Honor. A post office was established at McKeen on August 26, 1870 and discontinued on May 14, 1906.
See Also:
History of Crawford and Clark
Counties,1883
Biography of Ninevah Mckeen |
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