East St. Louis

Population (2010) 27,006 Introduction East St. Louis is often derided for its contemporary corruption (or perception of corruption), but the reality is that the city is in the shape it is today because of poor planning, exploitation by industrial interests, and corruption that began with the town’s founding. The

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Hannibal

Hannibal draws a lot of tourists eager to step into the world created by Mark Twain, which is a remarkable thing considering he wrote about a world that existed (more or less) 150 years ago. Hannibal has a lot of Twain to offer, but it's also an old river town worth getting to know on its own merits.

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Pike Station

Population (2010) Unincorporated Introduction Pike Station sprung up near the foot of the bridge that connects Louisiana, Missouri with rural Illinois,  a small community that is even smaller today than it used to be. The first bridge crossed here in 1873. Before there was a bridge, there was a

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Marblehead

Population (2010) Unincorporated Visitor Information Get your questions answered from the folks at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce (217.285.2971). History Marblehead is a small village south of Quincy along Mill Creek. Michael Mast, John Coffman, and Stephen Thomas platted the village in 1835. John Thomas was

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Monticello

Population (2010) 12,759 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Monticello Chamber of Commerce and Industry (763.295.2700). History The first European settlers arrived in the early 1850s and initially founded two separate villages: Moritzious (which incorporated in 1858) and Monticello (incorporated in 1856). Ferry service

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