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Isaac Herring entered the first land in what became Herrin on 4 November 1816, two years before Illinois became a state. He paid $2 an acre for the 160 acres (65 ha). At the time he lived to the west in Jackson County , the land entry was the northeast quarter off Section 30, Township 8 South, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian . [ 5 ]
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-
People born in, from, or otherwise associated with Herrin, Illinois Pages in category "People from Herrin, Illinois" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Herrin may refer to: Herrin (surname) Herrin, Illinois, a city, United States; Herrin, Nord, a commune of the Nord (département), in France; Herrin massacre, a battle during a mining labor dispute in Herrin, Illinois
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]
Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 413 and it contained 193 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 413 and it contained 193 housing units.
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.
Herrin assisted William Sharon (1821-1885) in his acrimonious divorce from his wife Sarah. [1] He subsequently became Chief Counsel for the Sharon estate and the Spring Valley Company. [1] Later, he served as Chief Counsel of the Southern Pacific Railroad, where he was critical of government overregulations.