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73000702 [1] Added to NRHP. May 24, 1973. The Illinois Salines, also known as the Saline Springs or Great Salt Springs, is a salt spring site located along the Saline River in Gallatin County, Illinois. The site was a source of salt for Illinois' prehistoric settlers and is now an archaeological site with a large quantity of organic remains.
The Illinois Basin is a Paleozoic depositional and structural basin in the United States, centered in and underlying most of the state of Illinois, and extending into southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky. The basin is elongate, extending approximately 400 miles (640 km) northwest-southeast, and 200 miles (320 km) southwest-northeast.
Diorama of an underground salt mine in Germany. Inside Salina Veche, in Slănic, Prahova, Romania.The railing (lower middle) gives the viewer an idea of scale. Before the advent of the modern internal combustion engine and earth-moving equipment, mining salt was one of the most expensive and dangerous of operations because of rapid dehydration caused by constant contact with the salt (both in ...
At the scene of another fire set on June 17, prior to the Salt Fire, agents found unique tire tracks matching the girlfriend's Jeep. The next day, around 2 p.m., the Salt Fire was ignited.
September 29, 2023 at 6:12 PM. The Ruler Foods grocery store that closed because of mine subsidence will remain closed for at least the next four to five weeks, the Belleville fire chief said ...
111 killed. 31 survivors. On March 25, 1947, the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. [1] The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an underburdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. The US Department ...
17-24348. GNIS ID. 2398838 [2] Equality is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 539 at the 2020 census. [3] Near the village are two points of interest, the Crenshaw House and the Garden of the Gods Wilderness. Equality was the county seat of Gallatin County from 1826–1851.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency called Old Shawneetown "the gateway to the Illinois Territory" and "the commercial center of early Illinois". The area was a profitable salt mining area, and a federal land office was established in the village in 1812. Settlers sought credit to buy land from the federal land office, and local business ...