Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone knows how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to go to find it: SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanking you in advance. Vicky Hunt

There is a Piasa in Macoupin County. Macoupin borders Madison on the north. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_shipmn.htm#piasa May not be what you are looking for but the history of Piasa on that page might help to find out whether it is the Piasa you are looking for. At 11:14 PM 5/1/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in >Madison >county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if >anyone knows >how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > >I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to >where to go >to find it: >SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help >would sure >be appreciated. > >Thanking you in advance. >Vicky Hunt > > >==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== >Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO >Find the names of other maillists to search: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/

Oh, sorry, your township doesn't match Macoupin. Your twp 6 would be in Madison. Excuse me. At 11:14 PM 5/1/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in >Madison >county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if >anyone knows >how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > >I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to >where to go >to find it: >SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help >would sure >be appreciated. > >Thanking you in advance. >Vicky Hunt > > >==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== >Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO >Find the names of other maillists to search: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/

Vicky, Piasa is part of Alton on the Mississippi, There is a large Indian rock painting of a bird there over three bottomless (they have never been able to get sounding of the bottoms anyway) sinkholes. It is known as none other than the Piasa Bird. Hope that helps you some. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison > county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone knows > how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > > I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to go > to find it: > SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would sure > be appreciated. > > Thanking you in advance. > Vicky Hunt > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO > Find the names of other maillists to search: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > >

There is a tiny town named Piasa, Illinois, in Macoupin County, on state route 16 (runs east and west in the Piasa area), very near the Jersey County line. It is north of Madison County. Piasa, Illinois does have a post office, a few churches, a funeral home, and maybe one or two other commercial activities.. There is a Piasa township, Piasa lake, and other features with the area named Piasa. Maybe the Piasa that you are looking for used to be in Madison County. Check on the history of Macoupin County which came partly from Madison County. See the Macoupin County ILGENWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm =================================== Outgoing mail scanned with Norton Antivirus. =================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna & Bob" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > Vicky, > Piasa is part of Alton on the Mississippi, There is a large Indian rock > painting of a bird there over three bottomless (they have never been able to > get sounding of the bottoms anyway) sinkholes. It is known as none other > than the Piasa Bird. Hope that helps you some. > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:14 PM > Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > > > > Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison > > county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone > knows > > how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > > > > I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to > go > > to find it: > > SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would > sure > > be appreciated. > > > > Thanking you in advance. > > Vicky Hunt > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > > Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO > > Find the names of other maillists to search: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > > > >

I think you are referring to Lover's Leap that is located on the Mississippi River. Sadly the Piasa Bird is no longer at the location you describe, but on a bluff slightly down river before you get into Alton. The original was taken down when the river road was built going from Alton to Grafton, Illinois. The Piasa Bird was then painted on a bluff, then taken off and a metal bird constructed. It came down and was down quite a few years. About five years ago, a new Piasa Bird was painted on another bluff by citizens of Alton. One of those deals where you could pay $10.00, go up and paint on the bird. Quite a success really. Many years ago, kids would sneak over the fence that ran along the railroad track and swim in this bottomless pit called "Blue Pool" Then the powers that be drained the "bottomless pit". Many Altonians were waiting to see where (if ever) they found the bottom. Well, they did, and it wasn't very far down. There were none of the mysterious items we had been told all our lives would be at the bottom, such as railroad cars and who knows what else. It is now a shallow dry hole on private land. The history of the Piasa Bird and Lover's Leap is quite a tale of folklore that the people of Alton have enjoyed telling and retelling for many years. Sharlene ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna & Bob <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > Vicky, > Piasa is part of Alton on the Mississippi, There is a large Indian rock > painting of a bird there over three bottomless (they have never been able to > get sounding of the bottoms anyway) sinkholes. It is known as none other > than the Piasa Bird. Hope that helps you some. > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:14 PM > Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > > > > Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison > > county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone > knows > > how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > > > > I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to > go > > to find it: > > SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would > sure > > be appreciated. > > > > Thanking you in advance. > > Vicky Hunt > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > > Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO > > Find the names of other maillists to search: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > LDS Family Search Engine: > http://www.familysearch.org/ > Illinois State Archives Databases including pre 1900 IL marriages and Civil War soldiers: > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html >

Hi Vickie, Piasa, Illinois is a small town just northeast of Alton, Illinois about 15 miles. There isn't much there anymore but a railroad track. It is located on Route 16 between the towns of Brighton and Shipman, Illinois. If I can be of further help, please let me know. Sharlene ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison > county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone knows > how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > > I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to go > to find it: > SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would sure > be appreciated. > > Thanking you in advance. > Vicky Hunt > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO > Find the names of other maillists to search: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >

Vicky, I goofed, although it has been fun reminising about the Piasa Bird, pronounced pie-saw, the town of Piasa, Ill is located just east of the intersection of Highway 16 and Rt. 57 in Macoupin County, which is east of Jerseyville, it's been thirty-one years since I have been there. Back then we didn't have a problem seeing the Bird, my Grandfather had connections I guess. Was sorry to hear that the original Piasa Bird is gone, I am currently trying to preserve the family farm here in Maryland, it was one of the properties in the area that the Sixth Corps camped on before going into Battle in Gettysburg. For many it was the last bastion of rest and water and food before the Final Rest. I have 13 springs on the property of the best tasteing water in the area. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Question about Piasa, IL > Was wondering if anyone can tell me if there was a Piasa, IL in Madison > county around the year of 1855-1856. Also would like to know if anyone knows > how I can get a copy of a township map for that time period? > > I am looking for the following location and haven't a clue as to where to go > to find it: > SESW, SWSE and the SESE of Sec 19, Twp 6 and Range 10. Any help would sure > be appreciated. > > Thanking you in advance. > Vicky Hunt > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search Madison County maillist archives; enter the word ilmadiso here: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILMADISO > Find the names of other maillists to search: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > >