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11 Most Endangered
Old Kaskaskia Village
Year Listed: 1988, 1989
Location: , Illinois
Current Status: Saved
Threat: Development
Significance
Site of an important early trading center for the Colonial, French and Native Americans, Old Kaskaskia Village, located in Southern Illinois, consists of 200 acres situated on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Proposed residential development threatens to destroy the site's integrity.
Updates
The state of Illinois now owns 90% of Old Kaskaskia Village and reviews any new development on or near the site.
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