The Herrin Area Historical Society Guest Lecture Series presents, Mound City, Illinois in the Civil War, Friday, August 20th at 2:00 pm, by Darrel Dexter in the Tony Galines Room at the Herrin City Library.

Learn the lost history of Mound City, Illinois in the Civil War. Darrel Dexter will discuss the town’s origin, its place in Ohio River history, and its conributions to the Union cause in the Civil War.

Masks are strongly encouraged for everyone age 3 and up while inside the library.