Mound City (Ill.)
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Name (Hebrew)
מאונד סיטי (אילינוי)
Name (Latin)
Mound City (Ill.)
Coordinates
-89.1629306 -89.1629306 37.0852727 37.0852727 (gooearth )
W0890945 W0890945 N0370507 N0370507 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 37°05ʹ07ʺN 089°09ʹ45ʺW)
- NUCMC data from Rutgers Univ. Lib. for Burnet, W.C. Papers, 1856-1869(Mound City, Ill.)
- Rand McNally comm'l atlas, c1979(Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill.)
Wikipedia description:
Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Ohio River just north of its confluence with the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, Mound City had a population of 526. It has a majority African American population and was home to Lovejoy High School (ca. 1909-1961), named for abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, that served African American students. Students were integrated into Mound City Community High School in 1962 and after 1968 at Meridian High School served the community. Pirates were the mascot of Lovejoy and purple and gold the school colors.
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