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Region in Illinois, United States
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St. Louis Metro East is a region of southwestern Illinois that includes the Illinois part of the St. Louis metropolitan area, plus surrounding counties. It consists of the counties of Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington. The most populous city is Belleville, which borders East St. Louis, once the most populous.
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Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-04 gathering men and supplies and planning their trip west. At 3PM on May 14, 1804 they set out from this spot to explore the west. The museum includes a 55 ft long full-size replica of their keelboat and an outdoor reconstruction of Camp River Dubois.
Hosts NASCAR, Busch Series, and Craftsmen Truck Series races.
With stargazing, sound of distant train whistles. Decorated with antiques and collectables with a gourmet breakfast.
By MetroLink
The St Louis area's light rail system, it runs deep into Illinois. Many of the Illinois stations have free parking.
By bus
The Metro East is divided into Madison County (north) and St. Clair County (South).
By ferry
Due to how remote Calhoun County is, ferries are used to connect it to both Illinois and Missouri.
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historic homes, 50 antique shops, 9 golf courses, bed and breakfasts, meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, and Argosy Alton Casino among other things.
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Lebanon is in St. Clair County, part of the St.
North of Belleville and was home to the U.S. Air Force's blimp squadron
St. Elmo is a historic town in Fayette County, Illinois.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, in the Saint Louis Metro East region of Illinois, is home to the largest prehistoric city north of Mexico. The city was occupied for seven centuries as the native Americans here farmed, traded, created art, studied the sun, and built massive earthen mounds.
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