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Illinois River Rafters. The Illinois River is "a wilderness river that tests both the skill and strength of boaters". [10] For the 31-mile (50 km) run along the Wild and Scenic part of the river between upper Oak Flat near Kerby and lower Oak Flat, boaters are far from trails and roads. [10] In fact, it is "the most inaccessible river canyon in ...
The Illinois River ( Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi[ 4]) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, [ 5] the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles (74,479 km 2 ). [ 6] The Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines and ...
The Grand Village of the Illinois, also called Old Kaskaskia Village, is a site significant for being the best documented historic Native American village in the Illinois River valley. It was a large agricultural and trading village of Native Americans of the Illinois confederacy, located on the north bank of the Illinois River near the present ...
The primary occupation of the Yellow Bluffs site, be it continuous or discrete, can be traced back to 200 B.C.E through 400 C.E. but the site represents activity from numerous prehistoric eras. The archaeological site can be found in Logan County, central Illinois and is closely linked to the Sangamon River drainage network. It is one of the ...
Painted hide with geometric motifs, attributed to the Illinois Confederacy by the French, pre-1800. Collections of the Musée du quai Branly. The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. Eventually member tribes occupied an area reaching from ...
The Mackinaw River is a 130-mile-long (210 km) [2] tributary of the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois. [3] Its watershed covers approximately 1,136 square miles (3,000 km 2 ), [4] and contains some of the most productive agricultural land in the United States. The river itself maintains some of the highest quality streams in the ...
Dickson Mounds is a Native American settlement site and burial mound complex near Lewistown, Illinois. It is located in Fulton County on a low bluff overlooking the Illinois River. It is a large burial complex containing at least two cemeteries, ten superimposed burial mounds, and a platform mound. The Dickson Mounds site was founded by 800 CE ...
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