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Egypt Name of Southern Illinois From History to Harvest
Southern Illinois is nicknamed Egypt for 97 years due to early famine relief and abundance from southern settlements near Cairo. The term shifted during border definitions and glaciation lines, but farmers from central Illinois drew seed corn from Egypt in 1918, aiding a record crop that year.
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Illinois
Eid
Egypt
Mississippi
Central
Indiana
Springfield
Decatur
St. Louis
Cairo
Israel
Josepht
United States
Ilinois
Navapain
Carlyle
Lawrenceville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Greenville
Vandalia
Hiffingham and
Marshall
Terre Haute
Big Four
Litchfield
Pana
Shelbyville
Mattoon
Paris
University of Illinois Soil Survey
Centralia
Wim. G. Eckhardt
Illinois State Council of Defense
Eckhardt
Iiinois