Cairo (/ˈkɛəroʊ/ KAIR-oh) is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. The city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
What is the southernmost city in Illinois?
Situated at the flood-prone confluence of the Mississippi River and the Ohio River, at the southernmost point in Illinois, the port town of Cairo (pronounced CARE-o) boomed along with the steamboat industry.
What part of Illinois is Southern?
Vernon, Marion, and Carbondale, where the main campus of Southern Illinois University is located. Residents may also travel to amenities in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; Evansville, Indiana; and Paducah, Kentucky. ... Southern Illinois.Southern Illinois Little EgyptPopulation1.2 million
Why is Cairo Illinois abandoned?
General Ulysses S. Grant used it as a naval base and supply camp. It was dismantled after the war and has since become the location of a state park. The end of the Civil War brought many African Americans to Cairo.
Why is Carbondale called Carbondale?
Carbondale takes its name from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, hometown of some of Carbondale's early settlers. Carbondale's economy was initially agriculturally based. Farmers and ranchers capitalized on open lands around Carbondale to supply food for miners in nearby Aspen, then a booming center of silver mining activity.