Cantonment Wilkinson Site
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Cantonment Wilkinson Site
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Cantonment Wilkinson is located on the banks of the Ohio River in present-day Pulaski County in southern Illinois. Cantonment Wilkinson served as a short-term U.S. Army camp established on New Year's day 1801. It was occupied for 18 months from 1801-1802 by over 1,000 soldiers and their dependents. At its peak, Cantonment Wilkinson was one of the largest military bases in the country housing over 1,500 soldiers before it was abandoned in 1802. After the U.S. Army abandoned the site, the vacant b
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