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Cahokia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 34 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.5667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 11 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -90.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located near confluence of Illinois, Mississipi, & Missouri rivers; Cahokia & Tamaroas tribes gathered here in summer for councils; early missionaries record 90 Indian lodges on the site; settled by French missionaries in 1698; was major center of trade with Native Americans; many inhabitants fled after British won the French & Indian War of 1763; declined somewhat due to floods & move of county seat to Bellebille in 1814. |
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| Cahokia (preferred,C,V)
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............ | meaning "wild geese," referring to the name of a tribe of the Illini Confederation |
| Cohokies (H,V)
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Cahokia (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was seasonal settlement for Native Americans, was settled by French from Seminary of Foreign Missions at Quebec in 1698 |
| town (C) |
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| trade center (H) |
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| agricultural center (H) |
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Cahokia Mounds .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, Illinois, Saint Clair county) [1102194] |
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