CAIRO

NAME: Cairo
COUNTY: Alexander
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 7
CLIMATE: Light snow in winter, hot and humid in summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.
COMMENTS: Semi-Ghost, downtown is the abandoned part of the area. People still live here, with some modern houses. The downtown is a great site.
REMAINS: downtown, railroad bridge, may modern buildings.
Cairo is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in extreme southern Illinois. It was a major port, but with the decline of river trade, Cairo also declined. Submitted by: Max B.

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