Metropolis, Illinois

Metropolis, United States

Metropolis, Illinois shares 39 connections with 7489 other places across 11 topics, from military history and railways to film. Fort Massac, rebuilt in 1794 on the Ohio River on the order of President George Washington, anchors the military thread. Kirk Alyn, who served as Grand Marshal of the town's Superman celebrations, anchors the film thread. Kentucky and Southern Illinois appear among its frequent co-connected places. Other links reach Mississippian culture, the Cahokia site, and the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes.