Fort Defiance State Park in Illinois Complete Tour By Car
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Mississippi and Ohio River, Defiance State Park, Cairo, Illinois
Short Video of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers at Defiance State Park at Cairo, Illinois
Driving the Ohio River Scenic Byway - Part 1 - Cairo, IL and Fort Defiance State Park
Begin looking at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers from the southernmost tip of Illinois. Drive through Fort Defiance State Park, and onto US 51 through Cairo IL. Turn onto 28th Street and Washington Avenue to see the historic Magnolia Manor.
Return to US 51 and head through Urbandale and Future City to the edge of Mound City.
Part 2 will be along shortly....
Cairo Main St to Fort Defiance
Drive down Main St, Cairo Ill. to Fort Defiance and the Ohio River
US Highway 62 - Fort Defiance - Illinois | Drive America's Highways ????
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Let's drive from the junction of U.S. Highway 51 along US-62 to Fort Defiance Park where we take a short detour to see the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers before heading back to U.S. Highway 62 and west across the Mississippi River into Missouri.
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Mississippi-Ohio River Confluence
Where the two rivers meet! Located at Fort Defiance Park in Cairo, Illinois
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Abandoned GEM Theatre - Cairo, Illinois
Welcome to the GEM Theatre located in the heart of Cairo Illinois. Cairo is now a skeleton of it's former self as evidence by it's numerous yet impressive ruins scattered throughout the town.
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The Bridges of {Ghost Town} Cairo (2017)
Cairo, IL is uniquely situated alongside the confluence of two of America's greatest rivers: The Mississippi and the Ohio.
It's also adjacent to an historic state park that played a prominent role in the Civil War as US Grant's Union Camp Defiance.
Does that mean Cairo is a thriving metropolis today? No--Actually, just the opposite and this video vignette will enlighten you as to why before taking you for an elevated car ride across the handsome bridges that ironically helped play a role in its demise.
Though one can say that once colorful & bustling Cairo now helps put the Ill in Illinois, perhaps its unique location & geography can someday help lead to investment and a renaissance of sorts. As far as post-apocalyptic ghost towns go, this one has more potential than, say, Chernobyl. Location. Location, Location | Harold Samuel ~ Land Securities Founder (1944).
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Southern Illinois Where Mississippi & Ohio Rivers Meet
We take a drive in Southern Illlinois from Anna, IL to Cairo Illinois where the Mississippi River and Ohio River meet. For licensing or a mp4 copy of this video without the graphics contact Tampa Aerial Media.
Southern Illinois is such beautiful country, much different than the northern part of the state. It is surrounded by the Mississippi River and Ohio River with some great vintage bridges, as well as modern bridges like the Bill Emerson Bridge in Cape Girardeau. Cairo IL is where the Ohio River ends, into the Mississippi River, at Fort Defiance Park, also known as Camp Defiance during the American Civil War, is a former military fortification
scenes from Fort Defiance State Park parking lot (near confluence of Ohio and MS rivers)
We had so hoped to see the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Fort Defiance State Park in southern Illinois but as you can see, the park was closed. Only the parking lot was open. These are views of the park and surrounding areas from the parking lot.
Most Southern and Lowest Point in Illinois at Fort Defiance
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Abandoned Southern Medical Center - CIARO, IL
Welcome to the Abandoned Southern Medical Center of Ciaro Illinois.
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OH River at Ft Defiance 07/29/2012
Crossing the Ohio River bridge between Cairo, IL and Wickliffe, KY on 07/29/2012 eastbound.
Mississippi River & Ohio River
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We feature the south end of the Ohio River in Cairo, Illinois where it meets the Mississippi River near Fort Defiance Park. The Highway 62 bridge that crosses the Mississippi River connects Illinois & Missouri. The highway 51 bridge that crosses the Ohio River connects Illinois & Kentucky. We also feature the contemporary Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau.
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Cairo, Illinois
Passing through the historic town of Cairo, Illinois!
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Confluence of the Ohio River and Mississippi rivers... Fort Defiance, IL
crossing the Mississippi River on U.S. 60/62 on the Cairo Mississippi Bridge near Cairo, IL
This shows us crossing the Mississippi River going westbound over the 2 lane Cairo Mississippi Bridge carrying U.S. 60 and U.S. 62 near Cairo, Illinois on May 24, 2017. This bridge looked so insubstantial compared to more modern interstate bridges that at first we were a bit hesitant to cross it. It was originally built in 1929 and compared to more modern bridges looked so lacking in substance we wondered how it could possibly carry heavy trucks.
Video of Fort Defiance State Park, IL from Shelly S.
A view of the area
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Shelly S.'s Review on The Dyrt:
▶︎ Disappointing
Fort Defiance State Park is no more. The area is cursorily maintained BUT no more campground. The lookout is graffitied and not maintained and the walkway was water damaged and in pieces.
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