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The Legacy of Rend Lake and Southern Illinois.

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Jordan Maddox
Published November 3, 2017 at 5:13 PM CDT

As Illinois looks forward to its Bicentennial Celebration, starting on December 3rd, WSIU's Jordan Maddox tells us the story of how a man-made lake, which almost never got built, contributed to the growth of southern Illinois.
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