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Explore Florence in United States
Florence in the region of Illinois with its 38 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 727 mi or ( 1170 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Florence is now 01:59 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bedford, Belleville, Bluffs, Exeter, and Glasgow. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bedford . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Florence ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Dr. James L. Bradley talks about Zions Camp and the Zelph Accounts
Dr. James Bradley shares his research on the Zelph Mound accounts during Zion's Camp. ..
Fluid bed sluice w/ removable trap.
Leave your sluice box in the creek and just remove the fluid bed trap to clean out and keep running in under a minute. No need to disturb a wing damn or fuss with getting the flow right every time you ..
Goodbye Saint Louis, Mo. Hola! Atlanta, GA
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Purple Martin Capital of the Nation Griggsville, Illinois
www.nationalnomad.com Griggsville, Illinois was featured in the book Weird Illinois for its status as the Purple Martin Capital of the Nation. I'm visiting as many Weird Illinois sites as I can, so be ..
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Florence, Illinois
Florence is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 71 at the 2000 census.
Located at 39.63 -90.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Florence Bridge
The Florence Bridge is a bridge that carries Illinois Route 100 and Illinois Route 106 across the Illinois River just east of Florence, Illinois, hence the name. The bridge is the middle of the three crossings on IL 100, with the other two in Hardin (South of Florence) and Beardstown (North of Florence). From its opening in 1929 until 1991, it carried US Route 36 and IL 100.
Located at 39.63 -90.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Detroit Township, Pike County, Illinois
Detroit Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. The population was 354 at the 2000 census.
Located at 39.62 -90.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Detroit, Illinois
Detroit (pronounced DEE-troit; note the different emphasis from the large Detroit City in nearby Michigan) is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 93 at the 2000 census.
Located at 39.62 -90.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Zelph
Zelph is a minor figure in Mormon history. In May and June 1834 Joseph Smith led a Mormon group on a march from Kirtland, Ohio to Jackson County, Missouri. On June 3, while passing through southern Illinois near Griggsville, some bones were discovered buried in a mound. These bones were supposedly identified by Smith as belonging to a Lamanite prophet-warrior named Zelph. The mound in question is now known as Naples Mound 8.
Located at 39.69 -90.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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