Mount Vernon, Illinois
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Mount Vernon is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon, Illinois
Town Center of Mount Vernon
City Hall
5th District Appellate Court
Jefferson County Courthouse
Zadok Casey
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Zadok Casey was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois and founded the city of Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Mount Vernon, Illinois
…principal city of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area, which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties. Mt. Vernon was founded in 1817 by Zadok Casey, who was elected to the State Senate in 1822 and was elected lieutenant governor in 1833. He served in the U.S. Congress between 1833 and 1843. The…
Zadok Casey