Eerie pics of near-abandoned town of Cairo, Illinois
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Eerie pics of near-abandoned town of Cairo, Illinois
Cairo, Illinois once bustled with activity thanks to its position between two rivers. But the railway took away its wealth through the 1900s and now much of it is abandoned - as these amazing pics show.
Aug 26, 2016
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Cairo, Illinois is largely abandoned due to a combination of economic decline from changing transportation (loss of river/rail trade), severe racial tension and violence, and repeated devastating floods, which together caused a massive population exodus from its peak of 15,000 in the 1920s to under 2,000 today, leaving many buildings empty. The Cairo riot of 1967 was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". This riot began on July 17, 196
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Cairo, Illinois is largely abandoned due to a combination of economic decline from changing transportation (loss of river/rail trade), severe racial tension and violence, and repeated devastating floods, which together caused a massive population exodus from its peak of 15,000 in the 1920s to under 2,000 today, leaving many buildings empty. The Cairo riot of 1967 was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". This riot began on July 17, 196
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