view gallery SE1.3 km | Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail - Ft. Kaskaskia, IL in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations Between May 1804 and September 1806, 31 men, one woman, and a baby traveled from the plains of the Midwest to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. They called themselves the Corps of Discovery. In their search for a water route to the Pacific Ocean, they opened a window onto the west for the young United States. posted by: nomadwillie location: Illinois date approved: 10/30/2008 last visited: 08/19/2005 |
view gallery SE1.4 km | A Vanished Capital - near Chester IL in Scenic Roadside Look-Outs A Vanished Capital, view of the location of Illinois 1st State Capital, Kaskakia. posted by: kJfishman location: Illinois date approved: 10/03/2011 last visited: 10/01/2011 |
view gallery SE1.4 km | Lewis and Clark in Illinois - Fort Kaskaskia, Illinois in Lewis and Clark Trail Lewis and Clark visited here during preparations before departing west. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 08/28/2007 last visited: 05/20/2011 |
SE1.4 km | To a Sunken City in Weird Story Locations A city sunken, and a state divided by a possible indian curse... posted by: rockey_f_squirrell location: Illinois date approved: 08/18/2005 last visited: 06/18/2011 |
view gallery SE1.4 km | Lewis and Clark in Illinois - Ellis Grove, IL in Illinois Historical Markers Located at Fort Kaskaskia right outside the pavillion overlooking the Mississippi River posted by: nomadwillie location: Illinois date approved: 02/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SE1.4 km | Lewis and Clark NHT - Fort Kaskaskia, IL in National Parks (U.S.) Between May 1804 and September 1806, 31 men, one woman, and a baby traveled from the plains of the Midwest to the shores of the Pacific Ocean posted by: nomadwillie location: Illinois date approved: 02/10/2009 last visited: 09/17/2011 |
view gallery SE1.8 km | Pierre Menard Home Spring House in Spring Houses Nice spring house made of stone. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 08/20/2007 last visited: 09/05/2010 |
view gallery SE1.9 km | Menard, Pierre, House - Ellis Grove, Illinois in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This French Creole style house was the home of Illinois' First Lt Governor, Pierre Menard. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 05/04/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery SE2.1 km | Site of Fort Kaskaskia - Ellis Grove, IL in Illinois Historical Markers Marker describing the origins of the earthwork remnants of temporary fortifications intended to protect the southern flank of France's colony in Illinois, built on a commanding view of the Mississippi. Now a state historic site. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/17/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery SE2.1 km | Fort Kaskaskia near Chester IL in Military Installations Fort Kaskaskia construction began in 1759 due to the fear of British invasion into what was French territory at the time. posted by: kJfishman location: Illinois date approved: 10/03/2011 last visited: 10/01/2011 |
view gallery E3.5 km | Kaskaskia - Ellis Grove, IL in Illinois Historical Markers Second settlement in Illinois, The Territorial Capital and First State Capital posted by: kodiak_62 location: Illinois date approved: 08/21/2008 last visited: 08/23/2008 |
view gallery S6.4 km | Liberty Bell Of the West in Bells Liberty Bell of the West - Kaskaskia Island Illinouis posted by: kJfishman location: Illinois date approved: 10/03/2011 last visited: 03/20/2015 |
view gallery S6.4 km | Illinois in the American Revolution - Kaskaskia Island IL in Spirit of '76 July 1778 was erected by the Illinois Bicentennial Commission and Illinois Historical Society in 1976 on Kaskaskia Island. posted by: kJfishman location: Illinois date approved: 07/28/2012 last visited: 10/27/2013 |
view gallery S6.4 km | Illinois in the American Revolution in Illinois Historical Markers Possibly the only marker in this category that's west of the Mississippi, it commemorates a small part of the Revolutionary War that took place in Illinois. posted by: Corp Of Discovery location: Illinois date approved: 12/23/2007 last visited: 10/01/2011 |
view gallery S6.4 km | Kaskaskia Bell Historic Memorial Guestbook - Kaskaskia Island, Illinois in Guest Books Guestbook at the Kaskaskia Bell Historic Memorial on Kaskaskia, Island. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 04/05/2008 last visited: 10/27/2013 |
view gallery W7.2 km | N 38 W 90 - Near Flinton, IL in Confluence Spots This confluence point lies in the Mississippi River floodplain of Southern Illinois. Near Chester, IL and Sainte Genevieve, MO posted by: Cap'n YB location: Illinois date approved: 12/22/2007 last visited: 12/19/2007 |
view gallery N8.2 km | The American Bottom in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker describing the rich soil and history of the area.
posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 08/27/2007 last visited: 03/28/2014 |
view gallery SE8.9 km | Breezy Hill R/C Flying Field in Model Aircraft Fields The Breezy Hill R/C Flying Field is located on the north end of Chester, IL, across Route 3 from the Cohen Sports Complex. posted by: Monk-E Arms location: Illinois date approved: 02/17/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery SE10.1 km | Menard Correctional Center Lions - Menard, IL in Lion Statues A pair of carved lions scaring people away at the south entrance to the prison. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/17/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery SE10.3 km | Menard Branch of the State Penitentiary - Chester, Illinois in American Guide Series Maximum security prison in southern Illinois adjacent to Chester. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 05/03/2009 last visited: 09/17/2011 |
view gallery W10.5 km | Jean Baptiste Valle II House - Ste. Genevieve Historic District - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Historic French Colonial house in the Ste. Genevieve Historic District in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 01/01/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W10.5 km | Jean Baptiste Valle II House - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in Pre-Victorian Historic Homes Historic French Colonial house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 01/01/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W10.5 km | Grand Champ - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in American Guide Series Old historic common agricultural fields on the flood plain in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 01/03/2009 last visited: 10/31/2015 |
view gallery W10.5 km | Bequet-Ribault House - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in Photos Then and Now Historic French Colonial house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 01/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W10.5 km | Bequet-Ribault House - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in American Guide Series Historic French Colonial house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 01/01/2009 last visited: never |
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