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"Popeye has been in nearly 650 cartoons - more than Mickey Mouse!!"

"Kaskaskia Island is the only community in Illinois west of the Mississippi River!"

"The Kaskaskia bell, known as the 'Liberty Bell of the West', is 11 years older than the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia."

"The Powder Magazine, the only original building still intact at Ft. de Chartres, is the oldest standing building in the state of Illinois."

"Kaskaskia was the first capitol of the state of Illinois!"



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