Kaskaskia - Ellis Grove, IL
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N 37° 58.571 W 089° 52.822
16S E 247003 N 4207087
Second settlement in Illinois, The Territorial Capital and First State Capital
Waymark Code: WM4GGT
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2008
Views: 51
From 1703 until it was washed away by the Mississippi two centuries later, the ancient town of Kaskaskia - the second settlement in Illinios, the Territorial Capital and the First State Capital - stood two miles southwest of here. Fort Kaskaskia State Park and the Menard Home are Memorials to this once prominent village.
Erected by the State of Illinios 1935
County: Randolph
Dedication Date: 1935
Location: Not listed
Website: Not listed
Historical Society: Not listed
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