Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Gettysburg map, published in 1864 by "S.G. Elliott," shows the location of 8,352 individual burial locations and 345 dead horses. However, it only identifies seventeen of the graves by name. [3] The Antietam map shows 5,800 graves, including the names of 45 deceased soldiers (although it does include some minor errors). [4]
City Hall of Granite City O'Fallon Public Library The Metro East is a loose collection of small and mid-sized cities sitting along the American Bottom and the bluffs of the Mississippi River . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the eight counties of the region have a total area of 6,974 km 2 (2,692 mi 2 ). 6,787 km 2 (2,620 mi 2 ) of it is ...
The Tri-Cities, or Tri-City area, is a vernacular region that is situated between the large cities of Aurora and Elgin, Illinois, and encompasses the cities of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles. A " vernacular region " is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual ...
Granite City, Illinois (2 C, 10 P) Greenville, Illinois (2 C, 8 P) J. Cities in Jefferson County, Missouri (10 P) ... Pages in category "Cities in Greater St. Louis"
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. [1] Its county seat is Chester. [2] Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." It contains the historically important village of Kaskaskia, Illinois's first capital.
The Fox Valley—also commonly known as the Fox River Valley—is a region centered on the Fox River of Northern Illinois, along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. [1] The region extends from the village of Antioch , in far northern Illinois, to the city of Ottawa in the south. [ 1 ]
The 16 counties of Forgottonia. Fandon is the white dot. Forgottonia on U.S. map. Forgottonia (/ ˈ f ɔːr ɡ ɒ ˌ t oʊ n i ə /), also spelled Forgotonia, is the name given to a 16-county region in Western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Andrew is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Andrew is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west of Sherman . [ 2 ]