French Colonial Historic District
French Colonial Historic District is a park in Randolph, Illinois. French Colonial Historic District is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Gage, as well as near Old Kaskaskia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site.
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Park
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Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site is a 200-acre park near Chester, Illinois, on a blufftop overlooking the Mississippi River. It commemorates the vanished frontier town of Old Kaskaskia and the support it gave to George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaskaskia and Chester.
Kaskaskia
Village
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Kaskaskia is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, on the west side of the Mississippi River. The population of Kaskaskia was 21 in the 2020 United States census, making it the third-least populous incorporated community in Illinois behind Valley City and Florence. Kaskaskia is situated 2½ miles south of French Colonial Historic District.
Chester
Town
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Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. It lies 61 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri. Chester is situated 6 miles southeast of French Colonial Historic District.
French Colonial Historic District
- Type: Park
- Categories: recreation area and historic site
- Location: Randolph, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.95977° or 37° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
-89.90566° or 89° 54′ 20″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
869GX35V+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 354218973OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4239095
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pierre Menard Home Historic Site and Garrison Hill Cemetery.
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