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| | Metropolis, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, in the United States. |
 | | On June 9, 1972 the Illinois State Legislature passed Resolution 572 that declared Metropolis the "Hometown of Superman," the comic book superhero who is based in the fictional city of Metropolis. |
 | | In the 1850s the city was planned as part of the Western District of Columbia, a new capital of the U.S. to replace Washington, D.C., along with Fort Massac east of Metropolis and the never-built Capitol City, Kentucky across the Ohio River. |
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