Metropolis, Illinois
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Metropolis is a city and the county seat in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It is located by the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,969, down from 6,537 in 2010. Metro
City hall (2013)
Elijah P. Curtis House (2010)
Massac County Courthouse with Superman statue (left) and Superman Museum (right)
View up Market Street in 2022
Robert Stroud
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Robert Franklin Stroud, popularly known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was an American murderer and federal prisoner who became an ornithologist and author while imprisoned at Leavenworth. He was one o
Metropolis, Illinois
…John Steele, WWII paratrooper, landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église on June 6, 1944, during Operation Overlord. Robert Franklin Stroud, convicted murderer known as the Birdman of Alcatraz Ben Taylor, first baseman for two teams…
Stroud c.1912
USP Leavenworth
Stroud c. 1920s
Stroud c. late 1930s