Illinois-Quadricentennial Plaza-Jamestown Settlement - Jamestown VA
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Don.Morfe
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The French established settlements at Cahokia in 1699 and at Kaskaskia in 1720, in what was then the province of Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM13DE7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2020
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Illinois-Quadricentennial Plaza— Jamestown Settlement —
Capital-Springfield
The French established settlements at Cahokia in 1699 and at Kaskaskia in 1720, in what was then the province of Louisiana. After the French and Indian War, the region was ceded to the English. During the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark secured the area for the United States, and it became a part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. The area then became part of the Indiana Territory. In 1809, the Illinois Territory was organized and statehood was granted in 1818.
1673-Explored by Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette for France
1699-Permanently settled by French missionaries
1818-Admitted to the Union as the 21st state
Admission fee? (Include URL/link in Long Description to website that gives the current fee): no
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