sentences:  It went on to become iconic of liberty in the South.When Abraham Kellar of Lovington, John Cook of Marrowbone, and John Fleming of Nelson proposed the formation of a new county from Macon, Shelby, and Coles counties, Macon gave up a strip of “worthless swamp” that is now among the most fertile land in the world, but Shelby and Coles voters refused to give up any land.Finally, Shelby County gave up some of its land to make a zig-zag border with Moultrie County.