How the Mississippi River Left Kaskaskia, Illinois, Stranded in Missouri

How the Mississippi River Left Kaskaskia, Illinois, Stranded in Missouri

When Kaskaskia, Illinois, served as the first state capital in the early 1800s, its population was somewhere between 3,000 and 8,000. Today, the population is fewer than 25, and the only way to access this Mississippi River town is through Missouri. Only accessible through Missouri? That curiosity alone made us want to check it out.

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