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Fort Russell stood one quarter-mile to the west as a wooden stockade that served as a base of supplies and operations for the Illinois Militia during the War of 1812. From here, for months at a time, Governor Ninian Edwards administered the affairs of Illinois Territory.
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Edwardsville, Illinois · United States
