 old shawneetown is a village in gallatin county, illinois, united states. as of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 278. located along the ohio river, shawneetown served as an important united states government administrative center for the northwest territory. the village was devastated by the ohio river flood of 1937. the village's population was moved several miles inland to new shawneetown
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