The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands . They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation , also called the Illinois Confederation . Their longstanding homeland was in the Great Lakes region. Their first contact with Europeans reportedly occurred near present-day Green Bay, Wisconsin , in 1667 at a Jesuit mission station .
33-686: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois , about 90 miles (140 km) southeast of St Louis, Missouri . It is a stop on the ARCA Menards Series , USAC Silver Crown Series and American Flat Track . The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by
66-701: A Peoria warrior killed Pontiac , which brought the wrath of the Great Lakes tribes against the Kaskaskia and other Illinois tribes. (Some historians question this legendary retaliation; see the article on Pontiac .) The Ottawa, Sauk, Fox, Miami, Kickapoo and Potawatomi devastated the Illiniwek and occupied their old tribal range along the Illinois River. In 1766, the British arrived and established
99-471: A female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
132-557: A small detachment from Fort de Chartres at Kaskaskia. From 1766 through 1772, this rotating detachment was around 25 men under a junior officer, detached from Fort de Chartres. In May 1772, when the British abandoned Fort de Chartres, the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot , left a small detachment of four officers and 50 men at Kaskaskia as an effort to retain British control over the Illinois Country. Captain Hugh Lord, of
165-673: A spindle on his championship car broke. The national championship race for the USAC Silver Crown dirt cars is held in his honor. In 1957 the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds became the third longtime home of the Hambletonian , America's premier harness racing event (established 1926). The grandstands and bleachers were expanded to seat 18,000. When the Hambletonian left DuQuoin after 1980 to be raced at
198-595: Is a city in Perry County , Illinois , United States. It is best known for hosting the annual DuQuoin State Fair and the Street Machine Nationals. The population is estimated at 5,761 in the 2020 census. The area east of Du Quoin is known as Old Du Quoin . In the early 19th century, Du Quoin was near the Lusk's Ferry Road , an important early road that connected Kaskaskia with Lusk's Ferry on
231-488: Is held in late August and early September since 1923. The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack has hosted different types of racing. It hosted a AAA National Championship race from 1948 to 1955, and a USAC National Championship race from 1955 to 1970. It currently hosts a USAC Silver Crown Series race and a ARCA Menards Series race. From 1957 to 1980, Du Quoin was home to the Hambletonian Stakes , one of
264-567: Is served by a weekly newspaper, the Weekly-Press . Du Quoin is also served by radio stations WDQN AM 1580/FM 97.1 and WDQN-FM 95.9 FM. A former daily newspaper, the Du Quoin Call, was published from 1895 until 2022. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Du Quoin. Amtrak Train 391, the southbound Saluki , is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 1:17 pm daily with service to Carbondale . Amtrak Train 393,
297-858: The Illinois River eastward to Lake Michigan rather than taking the more northern route along the Wisconsin River . Near modern Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois , across from Starved Rock, they met the Kaskaskia at the Grand Village of the Illinois (now a State Historic Site, also known as the Zimmerman site). The land controlled by the allied Illinois groups extended north from modern Arkansas, through Eastern Missouri and most of Illinois, and west into Iowa , where Des Moines
330-568: The Missouri side of the river. Kaskaskia became the capital of Upper Louisiana, and a larger Fort de Chartres was built in 1718, nearby North close to Prairie du Rocher . In the same year, the French imported African slaves from Saint-Domingue (Santo Domingo) to work in the lead mines. From its beginning, Kaskaskia was a French/Native American settlement, consisting of a few French men and numerous Kaskaskia and other Illinois Indians. In 1707,
363-935: The Missouri River country. The French wanted to trade with all the prairie tribes, and beyond with the Spanish colony in New Mexico ; the Spanish were alarmed at their commercial reach. French goals stimulated the expedition of Claude Charles Du Tisne to establish trade relations with the Plains Indians in 1719. The fate of the Kaskaskia, and the rest of the Illiniwek/Illinois, was irrevocably tied up with that of France. Until their dissolution in France, French Jesuits built missions and ministered to
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#1732801249830396-585: The Ohio River . The road ran easterly out of Steeleville to a point southwest of Du Quoin. There it turned to the southeast to cross the Big Muddy River and head for Lusk's Ferry. Du Quoin had its start at its present location in 1853 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after Chief Jean Baptiste Ducoigne of the Kaskaskia , an Illiniwek people, who were defeated by
429-466: The Shawnee near here in 1802. The first mayor of Du Quoin was George Spencer Smith. The city of Du Quoin is located in the southeastern portion of Perry County, Illinois. According to the 2010 census, Du Quoin has a total area of 7.061 square miles (18.29 km ), of which 6.98 square miles (18.08 km ) (or 98.85%) is land and 0.081 square miles (0.21 km ) (or 1.15%) is water. Du Quoin
462-860: The Wisconsin River . Descending the Mississippi, in June, they met the Peoria and Moingwena bands of Illinois at the Haas /Hagerman Site near the mouth of the Des Moines River in Clark County , northeastern Missouri . They met another Illinois band, the Michigamea , when they reached present-day Arkansas . They began their return trip from the Michigamea village about July 17, following
495-871: The poverty line , including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over. Du Quoin is home to Marshall Browning Hospital, a 25-bed critical access facility, and two nursing homes. The nearest ICU is 25 miles away, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale . Du Quoin belongs in the Community Unit School District (CUSD) #300 and is composed of: Du Quoin Elementary School, Du Quoin Middle School, and Du Quoin High School. The Elementary and Middle School are in adjoining buildings that do share some common areas.( https://www.duquoinschools.org/ ) The DuQuoin State Fair
528-537: The 18th Foot, was the last British commander in Illinois. The detachment of the 18th Foot was ordered to Detroit in May 1776 and never returned to Illinois. Lord's detachment was garrisoned in the former Jesuit compound at Kaskaskia. The post was called Fort Gage only after Fort de Chartres was abandoned in 1772. On July 4, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War , George Rogers Clark captured
561-719: The Kaskaskia. By 1763 and the end of the Seven Years' War in North America (called the French and Indian War in the United States), the Kaskaskia and other Illinois tribes were greatly in decline. Early French explorers had estimated their original population from 6,000 to more than 20,000. By the end of the war, their numbers were a fraction of that. Contemporary historians believe the greatest fatalities during this period were due to new infectious diseases , to which
594-588: The Meadowlands , the Fair became the home of the World Trotting Derby. This race was held from 1981 until it was discontinued after the 2009 race. Both off-track and on-track betting are allowed. Music concerts are also held at the track, especially during the state fair (in 2012 from August 25 through Labor Day, September 3). The stage is at center at the foot of the grandstand, backed up against
627-765: The Native Americans had no immunity . The causes of decline are many and varied. The Illinois made war with their French allies against the most formidable native nations: to the east, the Iroquois ; to the northwest, the Sioux and the Fox ; to the south, the Quapaw , Chickasaw and Cherokee ; to the west, the Osage Nation . Added to combat losses were the great losses due to epidemics of European diseases. In 1769,
660-529: The United States in 1803. The name 'Kaskaskia' derives from the old Miami-Illinois word for a katydid , phonetically kaaskaaskia . This name later appeared in the modern Peoria and Miami dialects as kaahkaahkia . This is already seen in Gravier's early-18th century Illinois dictionary, where for the word "caskaskia", he gives "cigale. item nation Ilinoise, les Kaskaskias". The descendants of
693-402: The city was 90.23% White , 7.23% African American , 0.36% Native American , 0.34% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.36% from other races , and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population. There were 2,716 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 12.4% had
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#1732801249830726-678: The first Europeans known to have descended the Mississippi River . The record of their trip is the earliest, best record of contact between Europeans and the Illinois Indians. Marquette and Jolliet, with five other men, left the mission of St. Ignace at Michilimackinac in two bark canoes on May 17. To reach the Mississippi River, they travelled across Lake Michigan into Green Bay, up the Fox River and down
759-815: The most famous events in harness racing , and one of three races comprising the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters . Du Quoin now is best known for Street Machines Nationals and the Du Quoin State Fair. Du Quoin is known for the large amount of Canada Geese that migrate for winter and to nest in Spring. Clutches between 3-8 goslings are common in April and May. [REDACTED] Media related to Du Quoin, Illinois at Wikimedia Commons Kaskaskia In 1673, Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette and French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet became
792-793: The population of the community was estimated at 2,200, the majority of them Illinois Indians who lived somewhat apart. A visitor, writing of Kaskaskia about 1715, said that the village consisted of 400 Illinois men, "very good people," two Jesuit missionaries, and "about twenty French voyageurs who have settled there and married Indian women." Of 21 children whose birth and baptism was recorded in Kaskaskia before 1714, 18 mothers were Indian and 20 fathers were French. The offspring of these mixed marriages could become either French or Indian. Because Indian communities were larger and more complete, they tended to be reared with their mothers and their people and culture. One devout Roman Catholic full-blooded Indian woman disowned her half-breed son for living "among
825-536: The protective cyclone fence that shields the stands from the track. All winners were [REDACTED] American 37°58′58″N 89°13′23″W / 37.98278°N 89.22306°W / 37.98278; -89.22306 This article about a motor sport venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Illinois is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Du Quoin, Illinois Du Quoin ( / d uː ˈ k ɔɪ n / doo- KOYN )
858-475: The same points as the northbound Saluki. Public transit service in Du Quoin is provided by South Central Transit . As of the census of 2000, there were 6,448 people, 2,716 households, and 1,648 families residing in the city. The population density was 939.3 inhabitants per square mile (362.7/km ). There were 2,988 housing units at an average density of 435.3 per square mile (168.1/km ). The racial makeup of
891-437: The savage nations." The settlement of Kaskaskia thus had a large population of mixed French and Indigenous ancestry, many of whom worked for fur companies based out of St. Louis, Missouri (a city created later, in 1764, by French traders and settlers who came from New Orleans ). Male descendants of the French, Indians, and mixed bloods at Kaskaskia became the voyageurs and coureurs des bois who would explore and exploit
924-431: The southbound Illini , is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 9:07 pm daily serving the same point as the southbound Saluki. Amtrak Train 390, the northbound Saluki, is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 7:51 am daily with service to Centralia, Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign-Urbana , Rantoul , Gilman, Kankakee, Homewood, and Chicago . Amtrak Train 392, the northbound Illini, is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 4:36 pm daily serving
957-552: The state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.) At the start Hayes had a half-mile harness-racing track on his 30-acre site, with wooden grandstands that seated 3000. In 1939 Hayes started buying adjoining strip-mined land to develop its potential as parkland, replanting it and turning
990-472: The strip pits into family-friendly ponds and lakes. He eventually expanded his little fairgrounds into 1200 acres. The DuQuoin "Magic Mile" racetrack was constructed on reclaimed strip-mined land in 1946 by W.R. Hayes. The track's first national championship race was held in September 1948. In the second race on October 10, popular AAA National driving champion Ted Horn was killed in the fourth turn when
1023-458: The town and Fort Gage. End April 1824, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette , French hero of the American Revolutionary War , visited Kaskaskia during his grand tour of the United States, just after having visited Saint Louis (Missouri) ( Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States ), as a salute to two towns which were part of the former French Louisiana which was acquired by
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1056-408: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,124, and the median income for a family was $ 37,688. Males had a median income of $ 33,576 versus $ 18,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,883. About 13.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below
1089-536: Was named after the Moingwena. In 1703, the French established a permanent mission, settlement and fort ( Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site ) at Kaskaskia, Illinois , a part of their New France colonization of North America., which was part of the French Illinois Country , later made part of French Louisiana (New France) . French settlers moved in to farm and to exploit the lead mines on
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