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| x Clarksville |
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Oct 15, 1803 | Oct 26, 1803 |
Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,400 at the 2000 United States Census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783...
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| x Chouteau Island |
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Dec 11, 1803 |
Chouteau Island (pronounced /ʃuːˈtoʊ/, shoo-TOE), situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) due north of the St. Louis, Missouri Gateway Arch and approximately 1-mile (2 km) south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is...
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| x Camp Dubois |
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Dec 13, 1803 | May 14, 1804 |
Camp Dubois, near present day Hartford, Illinois, served as the winter camp for the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 12, 1803, to May 14, 1804.
It was located on the east side of the Mississippi River so that it was still in United States...
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| x Hartford |
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Dec 13, 1803 |
Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,545 at the 2000 census. Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-1804 here, near what has been designated the Lewis and Clark State...
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| x Saint Charles |
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May 16, 1804 | May 21, 1804 |
St. Charles (French: Saint-Charles; Spanish: "San Carlos") is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri. It lies just to the northwest of St. Louis, Missouri, on the Missouri River, and played for a time a significant role in...
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| x Boone's Lick State Historic Site |
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May 24, 1804 |
The Boone's Lick State Historic Site is located in Missouri, United States near Arrow Rock. The park was established in 1960 around one of the saltwater springs that was used in the early 1800s. It was named after Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone,...
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| x La Charette |
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| x Kaw Point |
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Jun 26, 1804 |
Kaw Point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. Kaw Point is also where the Missouri ceases its southerly course and turns to flow generally east...
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| x Council Bluffs |
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Jul 28, 1804 | Aug 3, 1804 |
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River. The population was 58,268 at the 2000 census. Council Bluffs is several decades older than its significantly...
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| x Fort Mandan |
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Oct 24, 1804 |
Fort Mandan was the name of the encampment at which the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered in 1804-1805. The encampment was located on the Missouri River approximately twelve miles from Washburn, North Dakota, though the precise location is not...
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| x Fort Union National Monument |
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Apr 25, 1805 |
Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located north of Watrous, Mora County, New Mexico, USA. The national monument was founded on April 5, 1956.
The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site...
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| x Fort Buford |
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Apr 25, 1805 |
Fort Buford was a former United States Army base located at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in the state of North Dakota. It is famous for being the location where in 1881 Sitting Bull surrendered.
Company C, 2nd Battalion,...
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| x Great Falls of the Missouri River |
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Jun 13, 1805 |
The Great Falls of the Missouri River are a series of waterfalls on the Missouri River in north-central Montana in the United States. The five falls, which are located in a 10-mile area of the river, are:
The Missouri River drops a total of 612 feet...
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| x Giant Springs |
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Jun 1805 |
Giant Springs is a large first magnitude spring. The spring outlet is located in Giant Springs State Park, just downstream and northeast of Great Falls, Montana on the east banks of the Missouri River. Discovered by Lewis and Clark during their...
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| x Camp Deposit |
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| x Beaverhead Rock State Park |
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Jul 15, 1805 | Aug 12, 1805 |
Beaverhead Rock is a rock feature identified by Sacagawea during the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a landmark not distant from the summer retreat of her nation. According to the Journal of Lewis "the Indian woman recognized the point of a high plain...
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| x Lemhi Pass |
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Jul 15, 1805 | Aug 12, 1805 |
Lemhi Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains, on the Montana-Idaho border on the continental divide, at an elevation of 7373 feet (2247 m) above sea level.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition entered present-day Idaho on August 26, 1805,...
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| x Continental Divide of the Americas |
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Aug 12, 1805 |
The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Divide or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific...
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| x Rocky Mountains |
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The Rocky Mountains (or Rockies) are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometres (2,980 mi) from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
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| x Gates of the Mountains Wilderness |
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Jul 15, 1804 | Aug 12, 1804 |
The Gates of the Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1964, the wilderness is managed by Helena National Forest. A day use campground near the Gates of the Mountains, Meriwether Picnic site,...
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| x Three Forks |
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Jul 15, 1804 | Aug 12, 1804 |
Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2000 census. Three Forks is named because it lies near the point, in Missouri Headwaters State Park, where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers...
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| x Lolo Pass |
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Sep 13, 1804 |
Lolo Pass, elevation 5,233 feet (1,595 m), is a mountain pass in the northern Rocky Mountains on the border between the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho approximately 25 miles (40 km) west-southwest of Missoula, Montana.
It is famous as the location...
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| x Mount Hood |
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Oct 18, 1804 |
Mount Hood, called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe, is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about 50 miles (80...
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| x Beacon Rock State Park |
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Oct 31, 1805 |
Beacon Rock State Park is a park in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, on State Route 14 about 35 miles (56 km) east of Vancouver, Washington.
The park takes its name from Beacon Rock, an 848 foot rock...
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| x Mount Adams |
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Oct 19, 1805 |
Mount Adams is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, one of the arc's largest volcanoes and is located in a remote...
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| x Mount St. Helens |
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1805 |
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles (154 km) south of Seattle and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens...
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| x The Dalles Dam |
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Oct 25, 1805 | Oct 27, 1805 |
The Dalles Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, two-miles (3 km) east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It joins Wasco County, Oregon with Klickitat County, Washington, 192 miles (309 km) upriver from the mouth of...
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| x Columbia Hills State Park |
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| x Dalles Mountain Ranch |
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| x Columbia River Gorge |
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Oct 17, 1805 | Oct 18, 1805 |
The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon stretches for over 80 miles (130 km) as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range forming...
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| x Bonneville Dam |
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Oct 31, 1805 |
Bonneville Lock and Dam (pronounced /ˈbɒnɨvɨl/) consists of several dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. The dam is located 40 miles (64 km) east of...
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| x Hanging Valley |
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| x Horsethief Butte |
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| x Hamilton Mountain |
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| x Pool of the Winds |
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| x Rodney Falls |
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| x Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge |
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Nov 5, 1805 |
The Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a wildlife preserve, one of the National Wildlife Refuges operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Headquartered in Ridgefield, Washington, it oversees the management of five refuges...
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| x Cathlapotle |
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| x Harpers Ferry |
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Mar 16, 1803 | Apr 8, 1803 |
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. In many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers where the U.S. states of Maryland,...
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| x Charlottesville |
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1803 |
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically located in Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.
The...
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| x Vermillion |
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Aug 24, 1804 |
Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. Vermillion lies atop a bluff on the Missouri River.
French fur traders first visited...
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| x Orange |
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Orange is a town in Orange County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Orange County. Orange is northeast of Charlottesville, and near Montpelier.
Orange is located at 38°14′45″N 78°6′35″W ...
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| x Washington |
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/, WOSH-ing-tən DEE-SEE), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City...
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| x Marietta |
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Sep 13, 1803 |
Marietta is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Washington County. The municipality is located in southeastern Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum River with the Ohio River. The population was 14,515 at the 2000 census. It is...
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| x Lancaster |
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Apr 19, 1803 | May 10, 1803 |
Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Lancaster County. With a population of 55,351, it is the eighth largest city in Pennsylvania, behind Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown,...
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| x Philadelphia |
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May 5, 1803 | Jun 1803 |
Philadelphia (pronounced /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.
In 2008, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the Greater Philadelphia...
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| x Pittsburgh |
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Jul 15, 1803 |
Pittsburgh (pronounced /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/), Pennsylvania, located in the United States, is the second largest city in the state and is the county seat of Allegheny County. Its population was 334,563 at the 2000 census; by 2006, it was estimated to have...
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| x Steubenville |
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Sep 6, 1803 |
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County and is largely considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area,...
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| x Wellsburg |
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Wellsburg is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, ZIP code 26070. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1990 it had a population of 3,385. The town was named for Alexander Wells, son-in-law of Charles...
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| x Wheeling |
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Sep 7, 1803 | Sep 8, 1803 |
Wheeling is the city and the seat of Ohio County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Most of the city lies in Ohio County, though annexations have also included portions of Marshall County. Wheeling is considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State...
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| x Cincinnati |
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Sep 28, 1803 | Oct 5, 1803 |
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. The municipality is located north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border. The population within city limits was estimated to be 333,336 in 2008, making it...
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| x Maysville |
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Sep 1803 |
Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, 66 miles northeast of...
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| x Covington |
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Oct 6, 1803 |
Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 43,370; it is the fifth-most-populous city in Kentucky. It is one of two county seats of Kenton County. Covington is located at the...
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| x Carrollton |
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Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Kentucky River. Its population was 3,846 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.
Carrollton was founded in 1794, and it was known as...
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| x Louisville |
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Oct 14, 1803 |
Louisville (usually pronounced /ˈluː.ǝvǝl/ ( listen); see Pronunciation below) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county...
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| x Metropolis |
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Nov 11, 1803 | Nov 13, 1803 |
Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,482. It is the county seat of Massac County. Metropolis is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan...
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| x St. Matthews |
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St. Matthews is the 20th largest city in Kentucky, United States and is a prominent suburb of Louisville. It is located 8 miles east of downtown Louisville in Jefferson County. It is one of the state's major shopping areas, being home to 2nd and 5th...
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| x Falls of the Ohio State Park |
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Aug 30, 1803 |
Falls of the Ohio State Park is a state park in Indiana. It is located on the banks of the Ohio River at Clarksville, Indiana, across from Louisville, Kentucky.
The park is part of the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. The main...
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| x Cape Girardeau |
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Nov 23, 1803 |
Cape Girardeau (pronounced /ˈkeɪp dʒɨˈrɑrdoʊ/) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced [kap ʒiʀaʀdo]) (colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located...
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| x Ellis Grove |
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Nov 28, 1803 | Dec 3, 1803 |
Ellis Grove is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.
Ellis Grove is located at 38°0′37″N 89°54′29″W / 38.01028°N 89.90806°W / 38.01028; -89.90806 (38.010394, -89.908123).
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