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Pana / ˈ p eɪ n ə / is a small town in Christian County, Illinois, United States. A small portion is in Shelby County . The population was 5,199 at the 2020 census.
Pana Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,031 and it contained 3,002 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,031 and it contained 3,002 housing units.
The Pana riot, or Pana massacre, was a coal mining labor conflict and also a racial conflict that occurred on April 10, 1899, in Pana, Illinois, and resulted in the deaths of seven people. It was one of many similar labor conflicts in the coal mining regions of Illinois that occurred in 1898 and 1899.
The same conditions and organizations were also involved in similar conflicts in two southern Illinois towns: in Lauder (now Cambria, Illinois) on June 30, 1899, and in Carterville, Illinois on September 17. At Lauder a group of African-American miners traveling by train from Pana were attacked.
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Kitchell Park is a park which is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.The park is in the city of Pana, Illinois, located in Christian County.A 40-acre (160,000 m 2) facility, Kitchell is one of the city's main parks.
Frank P. Sadler (1872–1931), Illinois state senator and lawyer, lived on a farm near Grove City. John Wesley Fribley (1906–2002), state senate (1934–1952), born in Pana; Yvonne Craig (1937–2015) was born in Taylorville, Illinois. American actress renowned for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman.
The Louis Jehle House is a historic house located at 511 E. Fifth St. in Pana, Illinois.The house was built in 1895 for local businessman Louis Jehle. Prominent Bloomington architect George H. Miller designed the Queen Anne house; it is Miller's only design in Pana.