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Greater Egyptian Conference
The Greater Egyptian Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois, US. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is an association that regulates competition of interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level for the state of Illinois. It is a charter member of the National F .... The conference offers championships for girls in basketball, softball, and volleyball. In boys' sports, the GEC offers championships in baseball and basketball. Current members Former Members References External links Illinois High School Association (Illinois High School Association) {{Illinois High School Association Illinois high school sports conferences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is an association that regulates competition of interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level for the state of Illinois. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The IHSA regulates 14 sports for boys, 15 sports for girls, and eight co-educational non-athletic activities. More than 760 public and private high schools in the state of Illinois are members of the IHSA. The Association's offices are in Bloomington, Illinois. In its over 100 years of existence, the IHSA has been at the center of many controversies. Some of these controversies (inclusion of sports for girls, the inclusion of private schools, drug testing, and the use of the term "NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, March Madness") have had national resonance, or paralleled the struggles seen in other states across the country. Other controversies (geographic advancement of teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompsonville, Illinois
Thompsonville is a village in Cave Township, Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. History There was an early settlement started in the general vicinity called "Jordan's Settlement". It was founded in 1811. Geography Thompsonville is located in southeastern Franklin County at (37.916443, -88.761564). Illinois Route 34 passes through the village, leading northwest to Benton, the county seat, and southeast to Harrisburg. Illinois Route 149 leads west from Thompsonville to West Frankfort. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thompsonville has a total area of , of which (or 99.22%) is land and (or 0.78%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 486 people, 220 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 261 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.44% White, 0.21% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.21% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion, Illinois
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields. Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed the "Hub of the Universe" by former mayor Robert L. Butler. Its motto under Mayor Mike Absher is the "Oasis of Opportunity". The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale, Illinois, Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois, Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois. History Indigenous Indigenous nations that have been in this region for a very long time include: * ππ°ππ°ππ· πΌπππ» ππ»πΏπ· ππ°^ππ°^(Osage Nation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion High School (Illinois)
Marion High School is a high school located in the growing city of Marion, Illinois, serving the Marion Unit 2 School District. The school's enrollment was approximately 1,125 students in the 2013β2014 school year. Marion Unit #2 School District built a new high school on the same property which was finished in 2017 In addition to Marion it serves Creal Springs and Pittsburg. Campus In 2017 Marion Unit #2 opened a new 330,000 square foot, state-of-the-art high school utilizing geothermal heating. The new campus accommodates 21st-century learning with a science and technology (STEM) lab, a performing and visual arts center, a technical and vocational education center including learning labs in culinary arts, agricultural science, building trades, and automotive repair. The new facility includes a new health education center with an indoor track, multiple courts, a dance rehearsal area, and a fitness center. The educational wing accommodates a wide variety of honors, advanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equality, Illinois
Equality is a village in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 539 at the 2020 census. Near the village are two points of interest, the Crenshaw House and the Garden of the Gods Wilderness. Equality was the county seat of Gallatin County from 1826–1851. History On Jan. 26, 1826, Equality was officially established by the General Assembly as the county seat of Gallatin County. The courthouse was built in 1827 for the amount of $1,300.00. Court was held there until 1851, when all legal documents were removed to Shawneetown, The building was later used as a school, church & local society meetings. It was destroyed by fire Nov. 28, 1894. Salt Works French settlers extracted salt near Equality as early as 1735, while Native Americans made salt here long before then. In 1803, the American Indians ceded their " Great Salt Springs" to the US government by treaty. The government then leased the springs, requiring the holder to prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgway, Illinois
Ridgway is a village in Ridgway and North Fork Townships, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 851. As of 2021, Nancy Kitchens was the town mayor. History Ridgway was established in 1866 as a construction camp along what would become the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. It was named for the railroad's president, Thomas S. Ridgway. The village, once home to a popcorn plant, is the former self-proclaimed "Popcorn Capital of the World". Popcorn Day continues as part of the Gallatin County Fair and is held the second Saturday in September. The February 2012 tornadoes, which killed seven in the nearby Harrisburg area, destroyed the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgway. The church was rebuilt in 2015 under the name "St. Kateri," in honor of Kateri Tekakwitha. Geography Ridgway is located in southern Illinois at (37.798036, -88.260571), north of Shawnee National Forest. It is in north-central Gallatin County, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawneetown, Illinois
Shawneetown is a city in Gold Hill Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 United States census. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. Geography Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County at . Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast to the Ohio River and the Kentucky border at Old Shawneetown, and west to Harrisburg. It is located at the northeast edge of Shawnee National Forest. History The present town was established in 1937 after the Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated what is now Old Shawneetown, Illinois. Demographics As of the 2020 census, there were 1,054 people, 505 households, and 490 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.13% White, 1.14% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.24% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 505 households, out of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosiclare, Illinois
Rosiclare is a city in Hardin County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The population was 980 at the 2020 census. History Some of the earliest settlers of the Rosiclare area were outlaws mainly counterfeiters from the Sturdivant Gang in the late 1810s-early 1820s. Rosiclare used to be the " Fluorspar Capital of the World". Andrew Jackson, in 1835, once owned a fluorspar mine in Rosiclare. Wholesale mining of fluorspar first began in Rosiclare in 1842. Mining ceased when it became cheaper to import fluorite from China. The Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company continued to process ore from mines in Hardin County but closed due to foreign competition in 1996. Geography Rosiclare is located in southwestern Hardin County at (37.424869, -88.345810). It is bordered to the southeast by the Ohio River, which forms the state boundary with Kentucky. Illinois Route 34 terminates in Rosiclare at the river and leads north to Harrisburg. The next Illinois community upriver (northeast) is Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Cave-In-Rock is a village in Hardin County, Illinois, Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Its principal feature and tourist attraction is nearby Cave-in-Rock State Park, Cave-In-Rock, on the banks of the Ohio River. In 1816, the earliest known permanent white settlers arrived and started building a town near the cave. The town was originally known as Rock and Cave, Illinois, with a post office under this name. On October 24, 1849, the town was officially renamed Cave-In-Rock. Cave-In-Rock was incorporated as a village in 1901. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. Beginning in the 1790s, Cave-in-Rock became a refuge stronghold for frontier outlaws, on the run from the law which included river pirates and highwayman, highwaymen Samuel Mason and James Ford (pirate), James Ford, tavern owner/highwayman Isaiah L. Potts, serial killers/banditry, bandits the Harpe brothers, counterfeiters Philip Alston (counterfeiter), Philip Alston, Peter Alston, John Duff (counterfeiter), Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golconda, Illinois
Golconda is a city in and the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 630 at the 2020 census. Most of the city is part of the Golconda Historic District. History The city is named after Golconda in Hyderabad, India, famed in the 19th century for its diamond mines. Golconda was the first permanent settlement in Pope County in 1798, and a ferry point across the Ohio River that was sometimes called Lusk's Ferry was established around that time. The town was named Sarahsville upon the organization of Pope County in 1816, but changed its name to Golconda on January 24, 1817, after the ancient city of Golkonda in India. In 1840, the Buel House, a single-family home presently-owned by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, was built. Among the many historic buildings built in the latter half of the 19th century is the First Presbyterian Church (built in 1869). It is the oldest continuous Presbyterian congregation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70. Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two List of U.S. rivers by discharge, most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi River, Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending the southeastern border. Some areas of Southern Illinois are known historically as Little Egypt. Although part of the Midwestern United States, Midwest, certain areas of Southern Illinois more closely align culturally with neighboring parts of the Upland South (i.e. Kentucky, Tennessee, Southern Indiana, and Missouri). Southern Illinois' most populated city is Belleville, Illinois, Belleville at 44,478. Other principal cities include Alton, Illinois, Alton, Centralia, Illinois, Centralia, Collinsville, Illinois, Collinsville, Edwardsville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norris City, Illinois
Norris City is a village in White County, Illinois. The population is 1,145 according to 2020 census data. History Norris City was incorporated in 1901. The original plat of Norris City was filed for record in the White County Courthouse in Carmi, Illinois on August 17, 1871, at 8 a.m.The post office at Norris City was established May 15, 1871, with William A. Johnson appointed as the first Postmaster. The name for Norris City had to have been decided prior to the time it was platted and prior to the opening of the Post office. The question of how Norris City got its name has caused many debates throughout the years. The new community, for a short time in early 1871, was called βPopeyeβ or βPopeyeβs Station", after William A. Johnson, the first depot agent at the site who had the nickname of Popeye. The trainmen said they were stopping at βPopeyeβ or βPopeyeβs Station.β The story is that Mr. Johnson's eyes protruded, so he was given the nickname of Popeye. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
