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Federal Legislation Expected Soon To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park

Mary Delach Leonard

Federal legislation to make Cahokia Mounds part of a new national park could soon be introduced in Congress, according to proponents of the…
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Change Is In The Wind At Cahokia Mounds, As Supporters Try Again For National Park Status

Mary Delach Leonard

Assistant site manager Bill Iseminger stood at the base of 100-foot-high Monks Mound, bracing himself against an icy winter wind whipping across Cahokia…
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What would a National Park Service designation mean for Cahokia Mounds?

Mary Delach Leonard

On a warm spring afternoon, Italian archaeology students from the University of Bologna were painstakingly sifting through mud from a pit they’re…