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) 149. The Last of Old Kaskaskia. The ^lississ- il)])i River had a number of times overflowed its banks and was changing its course in the region of Old Kaskaskia to such an extent that the site of that once proud metropolis of the Mississippi Valley had almost disappeared and the graves of those who had lived there in the early days of Illinois seemed soon to be washed away. In 1892 the Legislature ai)i)ropriatcd $10, 000 for the purpose of removing the remains from the cemetery to one to be s...elected on liiglicr ground. ( )n account of objections raised by their descendants, the graves of a few were left 114 ILLINOIS to be washed away, but there were probably more than 2, 000 removed to "Garrison Hill, " a beautiful site overlooking the Mississippi as it flows placidly over the old. The exact number will never be known, as the Mississippi had broken in and badly mixed some of the graves and part of the removal was of necessity a "wholesale" affair, however, the work was done with much credit to all concerned.
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