Confluence of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers at Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site Ellis Grove IL

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Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site Ellis Grove IL The fort located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River was built by the French in the mid 1700s and was an earthern work and timber fortification It was a stop on the Lewis and Clark Trail and is at the confluence of the Kaskaskia River and the Mississippi River

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Size: 5322px × 3240px
Location: Ellis Grove, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Don Smetzer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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