Collinsville
Ketchup bottle landmark
Collinsville is a place name shared by numerous small to mid-sized towns across the United States, including communities in Illinois, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Virginia, and Alabama.
The Illinois Collinsville, near St.
Louis, is perhaps best known for the Cahokia Mounds historic site and a giant ketchup bottle water tower.
Like many American place names ending in -ville, it typically honors an early settler or founder named Collins.
Longest North American watercourse
- Gateway ArchCatenary-shaped memorial in Missouri
- water towerRaised storage for pressure
- Route 66Historic cross-country highway
- Madison CountyIowa county, bridge tourism
coal mining · UNESCO · prehistoric · Native American · floodplain · Midwest · downstate
Federally recognized indigenous government
- oil boomPetroleum industry expansion period
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
- small townModest rural settlement
- Route 66Historic cross-country highway
prairie · Will Rogers · tornado alley · Bible Belt · rural · agriculture · ranching · petroleum
Swiss administrative district
- industrial historyStudy of manufacturing development
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- colonialOf occupied territories
antiques · covered bridge · village · historic district · factory workers · waterpower · metalworking · toolmaking
Appalachian subrange in the East
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- MartinsvilleSmall Virginia racing town
- furnitureMovable room objects
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
tobacco · rural · mountain · NASCAR · stock car · Piedmont · Southern · manufacturing
Mississippi River
Longest North American watercourse
- Gateway ArchCatenary-shaped memorial in Missouri
- water towerRaised storage for pressure
- Route 66Historic cross-country highway
Madison County · coal mining · UNESCO · prehistoric · Native American · floodplain · Midwest · downstate
Cherokee Nation
Federally recognized indigenous government
- oil boomPetroleum industry expansion period
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
- small townModest rural settlement
Route 66 · prairie · Will Rogers · tornado alley · Bible Belt · rural · agriculture · ranching · petroleum · limestone
Canton
Swiss administrative district
- industrial historyStudy of manufacturing development
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
colonial · antiques · covered bridge · village · historic district · factory workers · waterpower · metalworking · toolmaking · Revolutionary War
Blue Ridge
Appalachian subrange in the East
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- MartinsvilleSmall Virginia racing town
- furnitureMovable room objects
textile · tobacco · rural · mountain · NASCAR · stock car · Piedmont · Southern · manufacturing · Baptist church
CollinsvilleSt. Louis
Major Missouri river city
metropolis · megalopolis · Tulsa · major city · big city