ancient ruins
Cahokia Mounds
The largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, featuring massive earthen mounds including 30-meter-tall Monks Mound, center of a Mississippian civilization metropolis.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Illinois, United States · North America
Godfrey sits on the route: 10 minutes from Upper Alton, 35km from Cahokia Mounds.
Godfrey is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 17,759, it is an important destination in North America.
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The Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel is a historic chapel located on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois, named for school and town founder Benjamin Godfrey. The chapel was built in 1854 to serve the Church of Christ, a church formed by three Christian denominations at the MonticelloRead more
Female Seminary. The Greek Revival chapel has a raised temple front with six Doric columns supporting a pediment; a Gothic steeple rises above the entrance. The Historic American Buildings Survey documented the church in 1934 and named it one of the six most representative New England–style churches built outside of New England. Monticello Female Seminary, later known as Monticello College, used the chapel for daily religious services, convocation and commencement ceremonies, and student productions and performances. In 1971, Monticello College closed, and Lewis and Clark Community College took over its campus.
The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1979.
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Godfrey is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.9556 latitude, -90.1868 longitude.
Godfrey has a population of approximately 17,759 people, making it a town in United States.
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ancient ruins
The largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, featuring massive earthen mounds including 30-meter-tall Monks Mound, center of a Mississippian civilization metropolis.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Soaring 192-metre stainless steel catenary arch on the St Louis riverfront, the tallest man-made monument in the United States.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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