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students and staff climbed the biggest hill at the Cahokia Mounds in
Illinois, near St. Louis, on Wednesday morning, June 8, 2005. Mr.
Yoder and Mr. Bixler outlined our work on the immigration topic, using
the Cahokia Indians as an example of early immigrants who disappeared
from the land about AD 1400. The demise of the Cahokia get us thinking
about who to create a proper balance between resources and
relationships, our theme for the trip. As you can see from the
picture, the St. Louis arch stands visible to the west of the
Mounds. Andrew Meiser, our youngest traveler, is pictured below. |
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