Kaskaskia (pop. 33) is the only town in Illinois west of the Mississippi River. It was east of the Mississippi until a 1799 flood made the town-the territorial capital a decade later-an island, with water flowing on both sides. The Mississippi eventually chose the new, shorter eastern route, leaving the town on its west bank.
Kaskaskia – The Only Illinois Town West of the Mississippi River
on November 12, 2000
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