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  • A glimpse of an antebellum tavern on the Mississippi River

    ISAS staff excavating the Deer Shed Bluff site

    ISAS staff conducting fieldwork at a pre-1850 historic site on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. While assisting the Illinois Department of Transportation with a bridge replacement project, they found the remaining footprint of an early 19th century structure.

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