Pioneers of Illinois: Containing a Series of Sketches Relating to Events ...
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These structures are be- Digitized by Google FORTIFICATIONS AT MARSEILLES. 199 lieved to have been used for religious or sacramental purposes, and also for a sepulcher, as beneath these, imbedded in the earth, were found buried many half- burned human remains, with fragments of pottery and charcoal. These works bear a strong resemblance to temple mounds found elsewhere, but their great ex- tent, encircling so large a tract of land, is evidence that they were intended for a fortification as well... as for religious or ceremonial purposes.
ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS AT MARSEILLES.
On the north side of the Illinois River, about midway of the great rapids, and close to the town of Marseilles, can still be seen an ancient fortification, C9nsisting of low earthworks. These works are located on the river bank fifteen feet above high- water mark, and partly surrounded by a slough or bayou, leaving only a narrow tongue of land between the river and pond, which appears to have been the only ingress and egress to the fort.
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These structures are be- Digitized by Google FORTIFICATIONS AT MARSEILLES. 199 lieved to have been used for religious or sacramental purposes, and also for a sepulcher, as beneath these, imbedded in the earth, were found buried many half- burned human remains, with fragments of pottery and charcoal. These works bear a strong resemblance to temple mounds found elsewhere, but their great ex- tent, encircling so large a tract of land, is evidence that they were intended for a fortification as well... as for religious or ceremonial purposes.
ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS AT MARSEILLES.
On the north side of the Illinois River, about midway of the great rapids, and close to the town of Marseilles, can still be seen an ancient fortification, C9nsisting of low earthworks. These works are located on the river bank fifteen feet above high- water mark, and partly surrounded by a slough or bayou, leaving only a narrow tongue of land between the river and pond, which appears to have been the only ingress and egress to the fort.
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