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  2. Cairo, Illinois - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. File:Map highlighting Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.svg

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 05:33, 14 February 2008: 512 × 512 (58 KB): File Upload Bot (Omnedon) == Summary == {{Information |Description={{en|This is a map of Alexander County, Illinois, USA which highlights the location of Cairo Election Precinct Township.}} |Source=My own work, using freely-available TIGER data and custom-written MapScript applic

  4. Cairo Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Alexander County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Alexander County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois.As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. [1] Its county seat is Cairo [2] and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River.

  6. Southern Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...

  7. Cairo Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Cairo Precinct is located in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,733. [ 2 ] The precinct is coterminous with the city of Cairo .

  8. On Today's Date: America's Greatest Cold Outbreak

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    The Mississippi River froze solid north of Cairo, Illinois, and ice not only clogged the river in New Orleans, but also flowed into the Gulf of Mexico a few days after the heart of the cold outbreak.

  9. U.S. Route 60 in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    US 51 north / Great River Road (National Route) north / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) north (Ohio River Scenic Byway north) to I-57 north – Cairo: Eastern end of Lincoln Heritage Trail concurrency; western end of US 51/Great River Road concurrency: 0.75– 0.92: 1.21– 1.48: Cairo Ohio River Bridge Illinois–Kentucky state line