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Cahokia Mounds / k ə ˈ h oʊ k i ə / [2] is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) [3] directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis.
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 ...
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.
Cahokia, Illinois. Population: 14,035 Founded: 1696 Nearest city: St. Louis (9 miles) Cahokia was founded by French Canadian missionaries, and its log-built Church of the Holy Family is the oldest ...
Melvin L. Fowler (December 3, 1924–September 6, 2008) was an American archaeologist, author, and the primary expert on the Cahokia mounds, the largest ancient metropolis in North America. [1] [2] Published books include Cahokia, the Great Native American Metropolis [3] and The Cahokia Atlas: A Historical Atlas of Cahokia Archaeology. [4]
Articles related to the city of Cahokia (c. 1050–1350 CE), a pre-Columbian Native American city directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis, Missouri. Pages in category "Cahokia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]