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Old Kaskaskia in the region of Illinois is a place in United States - some 700 mi or ( 1126 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Old Kaskaskia is now 01:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belleville, Chester, Diamond Cross, Edwardsville, and Evansville. Since you are here already, consider visiting Belleville . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Old Kaskaskia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Farm For Sale - Evansville IL - Short version

3:12 min by Wayne Keller
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263 acre Farm with home and buildings located in Randolph County Illinois at Evansville ... Call Wayne for details at 800-357-4020. ..

Farm For Sale Evansville IL - Long version w/fly over video

4:59 min by Wayne Keller
Views: 241 Rating: 0.00

263 acre Farm with home and buildings located in Randolph County Illinois at Evansville ... Call Wayne for details at 800-357-4020. ..


UP 844, Chester Il, March 28, 2012 | by CivilWarFamily

1:14 min by John Fulton
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Union Pacific, Shiloh troop train makes a Run by in Chester, Illinois on the way to the 150 anniversary of the battle of Shiloh, Tn. Video by Steve Wheat from the Sons of Union Veterans, Hecker Camp. ..

Mississippi River

1:52 min by 2guys1biketrip
Views: 120 Rating: 5.00

I took this video as I was leaving Chester, IL just before I crossed the Mississippi River into Missouri on my cross-country bicycle trip from Savannah, GA to Berkeley, CA. For more info, check out: 2 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pierre Menard House

The Pierre Menard House, located in Ellis Grove, Illinois, U.S.A. , was the home of Pierre Menard, a trader who became the first lieutenant governor of Illinois from 1818 to 1822. Menard was born near Montreal, Canada on October 7, 1766. The third of ten children, Menard sought to make his fortune by trading furs in what was then "Illinois Country". Having become a successful businessman by the age of thirty, Menard went on to become a successful U.S.

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Located at 37.96 -89.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Colonial architecture in Illinois, French Colonial architecture, Historic house museums in Illinois, Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois, Illinois State Historic Sites, Museums in Randolph County, Illinois, National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, Illinois

Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site

Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site is a 200-acre (0.8 km²) park near Chester, Illinois, on a blufftop overlooking the Mississippi River. It commemorates the vanished frontier town of Old Kaskaskia and the support it gave to George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution.

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Located at 37.97 -89.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1759 establishments, American Revolutionary War sites, Illinois State Historic Sites, Pre-statehood history of Illinois, Protected areas of Randolph County, Illinois

Kaskaskia, Illinois

Kaskaskia is an historically important village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. In the 2010 census the population was 14, making it the second-smallest incorporated community in the State of Illinois in terms of population. As a major French colonial town of the Illinois Country, in the 18th century its peak population was about 7,000, when it was a regional center.

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Located at 37.92 -89.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Border irregularities of the United States, Former United States state capitals, Former islands of the United States, French mission settlements in North America, French-American culture in Illinois, Ghost towns in Illinois, Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River, Islands of the Mississippi River, Populated places established in 1703, Populated places in Randolph County, Illinois, Pre-statehood history of Illinois, United States colonial and territorial capitals, Villages in Illinois

Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial

The Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial is a 1948 brick building in Kaskaskia, Illinois that houses a bell cast in 1741 by King Louis XV of France as a gift to the Mission of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Kaskaskia. Known as the "Liberty Bell of the West", the bell was rung by villagers to celebrate their July 4, 1778 liberation from the British by forces of American Colonel George Rogers Clark. The Memorial also contains murals depicting Colonial scenes of Kaskaskia.

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Located at 37.92 -89.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1741 works, Bell towers in the United States, Buildings and structures completed in 1948, Buildings and structures in Randolph County, Illinois, Illinois State Historic Sites, Monuments and memorials in Illinois, Visitor attractions in Randolph County, Illinois

Kaskaskia River

The Kaskaskia River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 325 miles long, in central and southern Illinois in the United States. The second largest river system within Illinois, it drains a rural area of farms, as well as rolling hills along river bottoms of hardwood forests in its lower reaches. The lower reaches of the river have been canalized to allow barge traffic.

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Located at 37.97 -89.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Champaign County, Illinois, Geography of Clinton County, Illinois, Geography of Randolph County, Illinois, Geography of Shelby County, Illinois, Rivers of Illinois, Tributaries of the Mississippi River