Randolph County, Illinois
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Randolph County, Illinois is a historically significant county in southwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River, known for including the early territorial capital of Kaskaskia and other important early American frontier sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Randolph County, Illinois canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county of Illinois ⓘ |
| borders |
Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Baldwin Lake
NERFINISHED
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Cahokia Creek watershed areas ⓘ Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort de Chartres State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Route 150 NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Route 154 NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Route 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois Route 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaskaskia, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Menard Correctional Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Modoc Rock Shelter NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie du Rocher, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph County Courthouse (Chester, Illinois) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1795 ⓘ |
| fipsCode | 17-157 ⓘ |
| gnisID | 0429573 ⓘ |
| hasCountyCode | IL-157 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
French colonial history
ⓘ
early American territorial history ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ correctional facilities employment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bluff lands above the American Bottom
ⓘ
floodplain areas along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPopulation | one of the earliest-settled areas of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
location of early territorial capital of Illinois at Kaskaskia
ⓘ
site of early American frontier settlements ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Kaskaskia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Chester, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Bottom region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edmund Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Metro-East region (broadly defined) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyPartOf | St. Clair County, Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Chester, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.