WBGZ Radio 4/22/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
Cahokia Mounds, and other mounds in the St. Louis area, could soon see a change in their status. There is federal legislation gaining momentum to designate the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site to a National Historic Park. Legislation to make the change has been introduced in both the U.S House and Senate.
Currently administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau President and CEO Cory Jobe tells The Big Z obtaining National Park status would be significant.
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Democrat U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has reintroduced a similar piece of legislation in the U.S. Senate. Republican Congressman Mike Bost is leading the way on the Illinois side, with help from Democrat Cori Bush of St. Louis. Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis is the city’s only remaining mound.
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On Monday Bost and Durbin announced the reintroduction of the bills in the new session of Congress. Southern Illinois is home to one of American history s greatest civilizations, Bost said in a written statement. Cahokia was the largest city and center of the ancient Mississippian people. Cahokia and the associated mounds sites in the region are a critical part of our history and incorporating them into our national park system will help us preserve this history for generations to come.
Durbin echoed that. Cahokia Mounds is an important natural, archaeological, and culture landmark that represents the indigenous peoples and landscapes that once made up America s first cities in the Western Hemisphere, Durbin said in a written statement. With this bill to update the site s historical designation, we can take another step forward in recognizing Cahokia Mounds as the cultural asset it is and offer the necessary protections to ensure the site is protected for generations to com
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