Saturday, October 23, 2004
Great Cahokia - 988 miles
Cahokia Painting 
Walked 5 miles today. 12 miles from the Mississippi River and St. Louis. Cahokia, a little north of Route 50 was once the largest city in N. America. Monk Mound, centerpiece of the city, is the largest mound in U.S.
During the Middle Ages, Cahokia was a larger city than London and yet today, is an abandoned place about which we know almost nothing. Centuries ago, there were more than 120 mounds at the Cahokia site, though the locations of only 106 have been recorded. Many of them have been destroyed or altered. Sixty-eight remail. It is generally believed that about 20,000 people once occupied Cahokia, living inside of a wooden stockade which surrounded various pyramids. What the actual name of the city may have been in ancient times is unknown. The site is believed to have existed from 700 A.D. until its decline in 1300. By 1500, it is thought to have been completely abandoned.
Walked 5 miles today. 12 miles from the Mississippi River and St. Louis. Cahokia, a little north of Route 50 was once the largest city in N. America. Monk Mound, centerpiece of the city, is the largest mound in U.S.
During the Middle Ages, Cahokia was a larger city than London and yet today, is an abandoned place about which we know almost nothing. Centuries ago, there were more than 120 mounds at the Cahokia site, though the locations of only 106 have been recorded. Many of them have been destroyed or altered. Sixty-eight remail. It is generally believed that about 20,000 people once occupied Cahokia, living inside of a wooden stockade which surrounded various pyramids. What the actual name of the city may have been in ancient times is unknown. The site is believed to have existed from 700 A.D. until its decline in 1300. By 1500, it is thought to have been completely abandoned.
