Fort Defiance Park
off US-62/US-60 south of downtown Cairo , Cairo, IL 61914
Fishing
Where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River.
Fort Defiance, known as Camp Defiance during the American Civil War, is a former military fortification, located at the awesome confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The site offers visitors the chance to view the confluence from the old observation tower.
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