Editing Makanda, Illinois (section)

==History==
The village was named after Makanda, a local Native American chieftain.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT47|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=42}}</ref>

After Lincoln's inauguration, Theodore and Al Thompson flew the Union flag from a tree atop a hill between Makanda and Cobden in defiance of the [[Knights of the Golden Circle]], a secessionist group that operated throughout the Midwest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Theodore Wilson Thompson: Southern Illinois Pioneer|url=https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1146&context=theses|publisher=opensiuc.lib.siu.edu|page=36}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Illinois Civil War graffiti site added to historic register|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20160220/news/302209968/|year=2016|publisher=www.dailyherald.com}}</ref>

In 2019, citizens of Makanda rallied against the Illinois Central Railroad Company after an announcement of a tower set to be built in the downtown area and a registered flood plain.<ref>{{cite news|title=New communication tower coming to Makanda; residents voice concern about safety|url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/10/01/coming-new-communication-tower-makanda-residents-voice-their-concern-about-its-safety/?outputType=amp|year=2019|publisher=www.kfvs12.com}}</ref>

After former U.S. Senator Paul Simon died in 2003, Makanda added a "bow tie" to the smiley face water tower to honor Simon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SOUTHERN |first=JOE SZYNKOWSKI THE |title=Makanda Water Tower |url=https://thesouthern.com/makanda-water-tower/article_78b773a8-7e31-11e4-b371-4322e973c2ab.html |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=The Southern |language=en}}</ref>