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As this was centuries after Cahokia was abandoned by its original inhabitants, the Cahokia tribe was not necessarily descended from the earlier Mississippian-era people. Most likely, multiple indigenous ethnic groups settled in the Cahokia Mounds area during the time of the city's apex. [9] [10]
Congestion at the McKinley Bridge was reduced in 1951 with the construction of the Veterans' Memorial Bridge. Route 66 joined US 40, traversing East St. Louis and Fairmont City. Shortly after Fairmont City, Route 66 passed Cahokia Mounds, later a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cahokia is a settlement and former village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, founded as a colonial French mission in 1689. Located on the east side of the Mississippi River in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, as of the 2010 census , 15,241 people lived in the village.
The word Cahokia has several different meanings, referring to different peoples and often leading to misconceptions and confusion. Cahokia can refer to the physical mounds, a settlement that turned into a still existing small town in Illinois, the original mound builders of Cahokia who belonged to a larger group known as the Mississippians, or the Illinois Confederation subtribe of peoples who ...
Abandoned cities offer an insight into a world without people
An image from a Washington Bridge inspection report dated Dec. 8 shows a sheared tension rod in pier 7, one of the key supports for the main span.
The westbound side of the interstate highway bridge over the Seekonk River that connects Providence and East Providence was abruptly closed on Dec. 11, 2023 after the inadvertent discovery of ...
The Kaskaskia–Cahokia Trail was the first road (used for walking and stagecoaches) in Illinois, ... KCT Remnant with Stone Arch Bridge; References