Dixie Highway

Historical marker location:

18120 Dixie Hwy, Homewood, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Hickory Road, on the right when traveling south on Dixie Highway.)

Marker installed: 2003

Illinois was part of the French colonial empire, and the city of Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, was one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in North America. At its peak, around 1250 CE, Cahokia had a population of around 20,000 people.