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Thousands of years ago, buffalo or bison roamed the uplands of Monroe County, trampling prairie grasses and creating what became the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail. Native Americans also used the trail, and European settlers' writings first mentioned it in 1718. It was later used by early residents traveling on foot, by horseback, stagecoach, and wagons, and today its path is closely mirrored by modern roads for motor vehicles.
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