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Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh, [4] sometimes / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / KAY-roh) [5] is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
The Cairo riot of 1967 was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". This riot began on July 17, 1967, and persisted through three days of riots and protests. Tensions had been building in Cairo for years prior to the incident.
Abandoned building on an abandoned block in Cairo, Illinois. Warmest: Cairo, Illinois. A city in the southern part of the state, Cairo takes the lead in average annual temp with 68 degrees. It may ...
The General Assembly chartered a company to found a town there in 1837 under the name of "Cairo, Illinois", [1]: 24 and by 1841 Cairo had two thousand residents. [ 1 ] : 27 Nearly all the residents abandoned the town following an 1842 flood, [ 1 ] : 32 but a newly constructed levee protected the site during the Great Flood of 1844 , [ 1 ] : 35 ...
Investigation continues into human remains found at abandoned Illinois mine. Gannett. Zach Roth, Peoria Journal Star. June 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM.
The Cairo and Vincennes Railroad was a 19th-century American railroad that connected Cairo, Illinois, with Vincennes, Indiana.It was chartered by the state of Illinois in 1867 through the efforts of former American Civil War General Green B. Raum, who subsequently oversaw the planning and engineering of the proposed line.
The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois.The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.
James' lynching on November 11, 1909. An estimated 10,000 spectators were present at the lynching. William "Froggie" James, an African-American man, was lynched and his dead body mutilated on November 11, 1909 by a mob in Cairo, Illinois, after he was charged with the rape and murder of 23-year-old shop clerk Anna Pelley.