A Vanished Capital - near Chester IL
Posted by: kJfishman
N 37° 58.131 W 089° 54.646
16S E 244307 N 4206356
A Vanished Capital, view of the location of Illinois 1st State Capital, Kaskakia.
Waymark Code: WMCQF4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
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This is a scenic view of the Mississippi River and the Kaskakia River. A sign at the site describes how Kaskakia once known as the Paris of the West and first Capital of Illinious ended up on the bottom of the Mississippi River during the flood of 1881.