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Historical Markers in Modoc, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Randolph County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Randolph County, IL (142) Jackson County, IL (52) Monroe County, IL (198) Perry County, IL (10) St. Clair County, IL (243) Washington County, IL (10) Perry County, MO (48) Ste. Genevieve County, MO (21)  RandolphCounty(142) Randolph County (142)  JacksonCounty(52) Jackson County (52)  MonroeCounty(198) Monroe County (198)  PerryCounty(10) Perry County (10)  St.ClairCounty(243) St. Clair County (243)  WashingtonCounty(10) Washington County (10)  PerryCountyMissouri(48) Perry County (48)  Ste.GenevieveCounty(21) Ste. Genevieve County (21)
Chester is the county seat for Randolph County
Modoc is in Randolph County
Randolph County (142)  ►
ADJACENT TO RANDOLPH COUNTY
Jackson County (52)  ►
Monroe County (198)  ►
Perry County (10)  ►
St. Clair County (243)  ►
Washington County (10)  ►
Perry County, Missouri (48)  ►
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri (21)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Modoc — Dr. George Fisher —
George Fisher, early Illinois physician, served as sheriff of Randolph County, member of the first House of Representatives of Indiana Territory, Speaker of the House in the first and third Illinois Territorial Assemblies, (1812-1814, 1816-1818), . . . — — Map (db m161312) HM
2 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Modoc — Economic Development of the Lower Kaskaskia River —
From the 1940's to the Present-Day: The Kaskaskia River Project Several Floods in the 1940's and lack of rural economic development in the region prompted many communities and regional leaders to organize to solicit the state and . . . — — Map (db m257393) HM
3 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Modoc — History of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers Confluence Area — Kaskaskia / Cahokia Trail —
European Settlement European settlement in the region began with French explorers and Jesuit priests that paddled into the area from the north. They established the villages/missionaries of Cahokia in 1699 and Kaskaskia in 1703 to . . . — — Map (db m257327) HM
4 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Modoc — History of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers Confluence Area — Kaskaskia Cahokia Trail —
Mississippi River Flooding and the Demise of Old Kaskaskia Kaskaskia Village was the Randolph County seat of government from 1795 until 1844 when a massive flood extensively damaged the village, and the county seat was moved to Chester. . . . — — Map (db m257360) HM
5 ► Illinois, Randolph County, Modoc — Kaskaskia Confluence Area — Through Time —
1703 - The Illini tribes establish a village on the Kaskaskia River seven miles north of its confluence with the Mississippi. The Jesuits and other French people in the area settle in with the natives. The historic French colonial village of . . . — — Map (db m192533) HM
 
 
 
 
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Sep. 26, 2026