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Fort Defiance Park, where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers converge.

Fort Defiance Park

Post published:November 28, 2021
Post category:Terts & Quats
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Fort Defiance Park in Cairo, Illinois, marks one of the world’s most important river confluences – the Ohio and Mississippi. On a typical day, 4.4 million gallons of water merge…

The Fort Jefferson Cross marks the site of a former Revolutionary War site in Wickliffe, Ky.

Fort Jefferson, Kentucky

Post published:November 26, 2021
Post category:Old Towns & Villages
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If you’ve traveled through Wickliffe, perhaps making a run to Lamberts in Sikeston for some “throwed rolls”, a large cross sitting on a hill likely grabbed your attention. That’s the…