Cahokia Mounds
Cahokia Mounds – Collinsville, IL
By Michael Kleen
Click here to download the entire issue!
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is located near Collinsville, Illinois, around eight miles east of St. Louis. The site consists of dozens of prehistoric mounds constructed by American Indians around the time that Leif Ericson’s longships landed in Vinland.
The most prominent feature of these mounds is Monk’s Mound. Monk’s Mound was the largest earthen structure north of central Mexico at the time of its construction. “Begun around A.D. 900 and completed 300 years later,” Gene S. Stuart wrote in his book America’s Ancient Cities (1988), “it has 4 terraces; rises 100 feet; covers some 16 acres with a base measuring approximately 700 by 1,080 feet, and contains about 22 million cubic feet of earth (31).” A large building sat at the summit of the mound.
The Cahokia Mounds were built by a group of people identified by anthropologists as belonging to the Mississippian Culture. Not much is known about them, other than the artifacts and earthen structures they left behind.
What happened next? Click here to download the entire issue (.pdf) and find out!
Legends and Lore of Illinois Vol. 2 – on Kindle!
Or, order all 12 issues of the Legends and Lore of Illinois from 2008 for only $5.00 in a special Kindle edition. Places covered in Vol. 2: Archer Cemetery, Sunset Haven, Peoria State Hospital (Bartonville Asylum), Airtight Bridge, University of Illinois, Calvary Cemetery and ‘Seaweed Charlie,’ Lakey’s Creek, Peck Cemetery, Blood’s Point Road, Old Union Cemetery, Hartford Castle, and more!
Note: Amazon Kindle required.
Legends and Lore of Illinois: Case Files!
Or, order our book, Legends and Lore of Illinois: Case Files Vol. 1 to get two years of the Legends and Lore of Illinois (2007 & 2008) in one paperback volume (8.5 x 11, with 140 pages and 24 haunting photographs).
With this new collection, you may enjoy the past two years of the Legends and Lore of Illinois distilled to its very best, featuring updated content. This unique look at Illinois ghostlore is presented in a fun, entertaining way that sheds light on the dark recesses of our imagination.
But that’s not all. Delve into the secret history of your favorite paranormal adventurers with two rarely-seen stories from the early days of The Fallen. Plus get a special preview of their next adventure: Black Willow Grove. This is the Legends and Lore of Illinois as you have never seen it before!
Sorry guys, this page is copyright Black Oak Press, Illinois, 2008. You do not have permission to copy this for any reason. Please learn how to cite your work.
