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Marshall, Illinois: World's Largest Gavel

Lawbreakers, beware this 16-foot-long hammer of justice. Unveiled on June 1, 2018. A record-breaker for real wood gavels.

Address:
S. 6th St., Marshall, IL
Directions:
Downtown. On the covered porch of the Clark County Courthouse, on the west side of S. 6th St. just south of its intersection with Old Hwy 40/Archer Ave.
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Wooden gavel.

World's Largest Gavel

Now certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest gavel because it is made of wood, the same material as its actual normal-sized counterpart. Those are the rules!

Abraham Lincoln defended a case here in the summer of 1850. The plaque has a quote from Lincoln and says the gavel is dedicated to the judges of Clark County. Interesting because as far as we know, Abraham Lincoln was never a judge.

The day we visited the gavel's base and top edge were incredibly dirty. Just screaming out for a dust cloth and the world's largest can of Lemon Pledge!

[Mike Gassmann, 09/10/2021]

Gavel.

World's Largest Gavel

The World's Largest (Wooden) Gavel hangs over the door of the courthouse.

[Ian, 08/10/2018]

Giant gavel.

World's Largest Gavel

We visited the giant gavel and took some photos. It is under the porch on the east side of the courthouse.

[Dan Sherman, 07/15/2018]

Gavel.

World's Largest Gavel

The giant wooden gavel is near the doors, out of the elements.

Keep an eye out for fiberglass lions here and there around town; they're decorated to represent area sports teams and businesses. There's one on the courthouse lawn.

[Kitsa, 07/14/2018]
World's Largest Gavel

Just unveiled on June 1, 2018 is the worlds largest gavel. A beautiful red oak gavel on the porch of the Clark County Government Office.

[Roy Snyder, 06/08/2018]

66 feet long, the gavel was carved by the same crew that's made other World's Largest wooden things in neighboring Casey, Illinois.


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