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Illinois Heritage Association
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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Illinois State Museum
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
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Hartzold, Susan
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LaBounty, Bill
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Munson, Don, 1941-
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Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
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Cahokia (Ill.)
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French Colonial District
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French Colonial Period
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Architecture
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Vertical log construction
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Dupo (Ill.)
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Indians of North America
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Martin, Pierre
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McLean County (Ill.)
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Mississippian Indians
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Agriculture
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Illinois
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Indians of Central America
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Jarrot, Nicholas, 1764-1820
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Point, Projectile
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Prehistory
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Cahokia Courthouse
Pierre Martin/Boismenue House, Dupo, Illinois (detail)
Madison' Projectile Points
Pierre Martin/Boismenue House, Dupo, Illinois
Diorama of Mississippian Culture
Cahokia Village
Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia
Sunrise, Woodhenge (near Cahokia Mounds, Illinois)
Cahokia Courthouse
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Images of Cahokia Courthouse from different angles
Pierre Martin/Boismenue House, Dupo, Illinois (detail)
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The roof support system has diagonal wind braces, a characteristic that shows a transitional building style as the French culture in the area became "Americanized" following the end of the American Revolution.
Madison' Projectile Points
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Four small to medium-sized thin triangular arrowheads. The points are usually like isosceles triangles in shape, or more rarely, equilateral triangles.
Pierre Martin/Boismenue House, Dupo, Illinois
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The vertical log construction of the Pierre Martin house was revealed when the exterior clapboard was removed. The vertical walnut timbers are anchored at top and bottom by wooden pegs, a technique called mortise and tendon, which requires great skill. The spaces between the logs, which were groved along their narrow edges, were filled with stone nogging, or "pierrotage.
Diorama of Mississippian Culture
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In this picture of a diorama at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, Illinois, two Indians, one male and one female, gather corn for food. The male wears a decoration around his neck and a small cloth around his waist. The female wears only a skirt around her waist. Corn grows nearby. It illustrates early Mississippian culture.
Cahokia Village
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Winter scene at Cahokia from a lithograph by J. S. Wild, published in 1841. Horses roam freely in the Commons. A couple in a sleigh are pulled by a horse. Another couple walks in the snow, the woman keeping her hands warm in a muff, and the man by shoving his hands in his pockets. Two children play in the distance. ...
Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia
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See individual images for descriptions.
Sunrise, Woodhenge (near Cahokia Mounds, Illinois)
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The outlines of log posts are seen silhouetted against the sunrise during the summer solstice at Woodhenge.
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