Cairo, Illinois
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Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the state's only c
Washington Avenue in Cairo, Illinois
The embarkation of Union troops from Cairo on January 10, 1862
General Grant's headquarters.
The Cairo Levee underpass
Alexander County, Illinois
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Alexander County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. Its county seat is Cairo and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi
Cairo, Illinois
…Cairo (, KAIR-oh, sometimes , KAY-roh) is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the state's only city to be surrounded by levees. The city is named…
Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo
April 15, 2004, Barack Obama speaks at a luncheon in the city of Cairo, during his US Senate campaign
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