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Kaskaskia River

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Kaskaskia River

River, Illinois, U.S. Rising near Urbana, it flows southwest to enter the Mississippi River after a course of 320 mi (515 km). The village of Kaskaskia, located near the junction of the river with the Mississippi, is near the site of a town founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1703. It was the capital of Illinois Territory (1809) and of the state (1818–20). It was severely damaged by floods several times.



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Kaskaskia Mariners Association of southern Illinois will erect 38 new emergency mile marker signs along the Kaskaskia River and print maps to help mariners understand the system.
 
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