Village of Fairmont City
Village of Fairmont City is a locality in St. Clair, Illinois. Village of Fairmont City is situated nearby to the hamlet Rose Lake, as well as near the village Washington Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monks Mound and Mound 72.
Monks Mound
Archaeological site
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Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE. Monks Mound is situated 2 miles east of Village of Fairmont City.
Mound 72
Archaeological site
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Mound 72 is a small ridgetop mound located roughly 850 meters to the south of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Early in the site's history, the location began as a circle of 48 large wooden posts known as a "woodhenge".
Mound 34
Archaeological site
Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations near Mound 34 from 2002 to 2010 revealed the remains of a copper workshop, although the one of a kind discovery had been previously found in the late 1950s by archaeologist Gregory Perino, but lost for 60 years. Mound 34 is situated 2½ miles east of Village of Fairmont City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont City and East St. Louis.
Fairmont City
Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,265 at the 2020 census, down from 2,635 in 2010.East St. Louis
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East St. Louis, commonly abbreviated as "ESL", is a city in Southern Illinois directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. It is a sprawling city with about 18,000 people, down from about 82,000 in the 1950s.
Washington Park
Village
Washington Park is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,592 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,196 in 2010.
Village of Fairmont City
- Type: Locality with 2,640 residents
- Location: St. Clair, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.6504° or 38° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-90.1015° or 90° 6′ 5″ westPopulation
2,640Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
86CFMV2X+5CGeoNames ID
7166549
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