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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73000702.

Camera location37° 42′ 18″ N, 88° 17′ 43″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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English: Overview of Nigger Spring, one of several salt springs comprising the Illinois Salines. Located off Salt Well Road west of Shawneetown in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States, the Illinois Salines were the only location where slavery was legal in pre-Civil War Illinois. Along with other springs in the Salines, this site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Taken on 11 April 2013
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Illinois Salines

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11 April 2013

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37°42'18.000"N, 88°17'43.001"W

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