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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. Gilchrist, Mercer County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Gilchrist is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. [2] Gilchrist is 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Viola. Gilchrist was founded by John W. Gilchrist. The town was home to as many as 300 miners employed in the nearby Empire Coal Mine, owned by Mr. Gilchrist and other members of the Gilchrist family. [3]

4. 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.

5. Ladd, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Ladd was incorporated on June 7, 1890, and was founded by George D. Ladd, a resident of Peru, Illinois. Ladd was originally named Laddville. The Ladd mine went bankrupt in 1901 and was purchased by the Illinois Third Vein Coal Company, owned by Samuel Dalzell of Spring Valley. At its height, the mine employed over 700 men and took an average of ...

6. Category:Mining in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Mining communities in Illinois (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Mining in Illinois" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

7. 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 ...