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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 ...
Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. [1] The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. [2] This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".
The type locality is the Mazon River (or Mazon Creek), a tributary of the Illinois River near Morris, Grundy County, Illinois. The 25 to 30 meters of shale were formed approximately , during the Pennsylvanian period. The fossiliferous concretions are usually found within the thickest deposits of the Francis Creek Shale.
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.
West Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 7,275 at the 2020 census. [3] The city is well known for its rich history of coal. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.
The village of Coal Valley is located in both Rock Island County and Henry County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,873 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 3,743 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ]
The Mazon River or Mazon Creek (/ m ə ˈ z ɒ n /), is a tributary of the Illinois River in the United States. The confluence is near Morris, Illinois. [2]The Mazon River is associated with the Mazon Creek fossils of the Francis Creek Shale, which are also exposed in strip mines and quarries near the River.
SBI Route 113 was the name of both roads on the north and south sides of the Kankakee River from Diamond (between Coal City and Braidwood on Interstate 55) to Kankakee.In 1940, the route became Illinois Route 113N and Illinois Route 113S, with 113N as the northern route and 113S as the southern, with 113S used as the western end to U.S. Route 66 (now Interstate 55).