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The Piasa Bird #111426187
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This is a Winter picture of the iconic replica of the Piasa Bird located on the limestone bluffs above the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois in Madison Cou ty. The original Piasa Bird was spotted by the European explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673. The drawing depicts a man eating dragon, it was intended to scare of enemies on the Mississippi River. This drawing represents early descriptions and drawings of the Piasa Bird. The Bird is listed on the Atlas Obscura List Of Cool things to see in Illinois, it is 160. This picture was taken on March 4, 2018.
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