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  2. List of historical sites related to the Illinois labor movement

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    Sculpted by John Szaton, this figure honors miners killed on the job in over a century of mining in Illinois. At the urging of Vachel Davis, a Southern Illinois coal miner, poet and artist, the state Representative Paul Powell introduced a bill to appropriate $15,000 for the creation of a monument honoring the Illinois coal miner.

  3. Johnston City, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. This was a center of coal mining in the early 20th century, having a peak of population in the 1920s. The mining jobs attracted many immigrants from Europe.

  4. Harco, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Harco is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois, United States.The Harrisburg Colliery Coal Company Mine was sunk in November 1916, in the center of section 27, township 8, range 5, Saline County, Illinois, and the town of Harco soon grew up around it.

  5. Category:Mining in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mining in Illinois" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Carterville Mine Riot;

  6. Oglesby, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    It soon became an important center for cement manufacture. Before open-pit mining there were several subsurface cement mines: [7] Illinois Clay Products Mine, 1913–1924; Reynolds Clay Mine; Marquette Cement Mine; As well as several coal mines: Jones Mine, 1865–1930; Oglesby Mine, 1865–1919; Deer Park Mine, 1900–1920; Black Hollow Mine ...

  7. Economy of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The renewable energy economy has created 114,000 jobs in Illinois and will continue to see growth after a $15 billion investment from the Future Energy Jobs Act in 2016. [22] Governor J. B. Pritzker committed Illinois to the U.S. Climate Alliance in 2019 which will further drive economic growth in renewable energy across the state. [23]

  8. Franklin County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Coal was mined in Franklin County as early as 1889, at the King Coal Mine, located at Township 5 South, Range 3 East. [4] The high levels of gas found in Franklin County's coal deposits have resulted in mining disasters and explosions over the years. [5] Between 1905 and 1968, there were eleven mine disasters. [6]

  9. Coal City, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Coal City was incorporated in 1870, named for coal mines in the vicinity [5] that were built following the 1820 discovery of large coal reserves. During the 20th century, coal mining operations in the area declined, with the local economy being driven more by growth in manufacturing and the construction of nearby power plants, [6] including Dresden Nuclear Power Plant and Braidwood Nuclear ...

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