Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Herrin massacre took place on June 21–22, 1922 in Herrin, Illinois, in a coal mining area during a nationwide strike by the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA). ). Although the owner of the mine originally agreed with the union to observe the strike, when the price of coal went up, he hired non-union workers to produce and ship out coal, as he had high debt in start-
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois.The population was 12,352 at the 2020 census. [3] The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
Herrin High School (established 1903) is a secondary school located in Herrin, Illinois. The high school is led by principal Jeffrey J. Johnson. It has an enrollment of about 735 students. It is one of the only high schools in the U.S. that has its own bank, The First Tiger Trust.
The Metro Lakeland area of Jackson-Williamson counties has a total of 120,000 residents. Carbondale (14 miles west), Herrin and Marion are the key urban areas in Metro Lakeland, with a combined population of more than 65,000. Over 235,000 people live within 35 miles (56 km).
The lynching of Isaac Vancil took place on April 22, 1872, near Herrin's Prairie in Williamson County, Illinois. The first reports said that "Vancil was an old man of 72, quite wealthy, and the outrage creates great excitement in the country." [4] [5] Vancil was first cousin to Illinois Lieutenant-Governor John Dougherty. [6]
History [ edit ] Formed by Carl (born 1888), Earl (born 1890), and Bernie "Red" Shelton (born 1898) of "Geff" Jeffersonville , Wayne County, Illinois shortly after Prohibition came into effect in 1920, the gang operated in Williamson County, Illinois , making moonshine and other illegal alcoholic beverages.
5 mi (8.0 km) Herrin District 13.5 mi (21.7 km) Total The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway ( reporting mark COER ) (formerly American Rail Heritage, Ltd. d/b/a Crab Orchard, and Egyptian Railroad Company) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates in the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region. [ 1 ]
In 1904, after Hal left Indiana University, he moved to Herrin and took over two local newspapers, The Herrin Daily Journal and the Egyptian Republican (previously named The Herrin News). In 1908, influenced by Thomas Bird Mosher, he started private press publication. Mosher's work was notable for small size, attractive design, high-quality ...