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This township is actually the west side of Kaskaskia Island.

Dozaville was laid out for William Doza in 1872 on claim 168, 170 and 141. The trading post there was formerly known as Goshen, Kaskaskia Point and New Kaskaskia. Leon E Delassus ran a general store and sawmill. It had a landing for boats. The village was damaged in 1899 by a flodd. The entire village was destroyed in the flood of 1973. A few houses remain, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, founded in 1675 still stands. The alter and bell were given to the church by King Louis XV of France.

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