This Steam Locomotive

Historical marker location:

1921 Brunkhorst Ave, Grand Tower, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Road and Brunkhorst Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Park Road.)

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.