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Galatia is named for Albert Gallatin. [2] The village was established as a tobacco farming hub in the mid-1800s. Tobacco grown in the area was hauled to Shawneetown to be shipped along the Ohio River. Two coal mines opened near Galatia in the early 1900s, the Harco Mine and the Galatia Colliers Mine. [3]
Harrisburg rail, road, and coal map, 1920. CCC&STL Railroad in blue. SIR&P Co. Interurban in red. First slope mine operations began in 1854 southeast of Harrisburg. During the early years, the coal was transported by wagon to local homes and businesses for heating. Coal Mining became an important industry for the post-Antebellum, now Gilded Age ...
A post office called Normandy was established in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1978. [2] The community was named for the Norman family, the original owners of the town site.
Galatia Township is located in Saline County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,230 and it contained 592 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,230 and it contained 592 housing units.
As of the 2020 census, there were 4,946 people, 2,155 households, and 3,764 families residing in the county [18] The racial makeup of the county was 95.03% white, 0.102% American Indian, 0.526% black or African American, 0.486% Asian, 0.445% from other races, and 3.013% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.072% ...
See American coal miners below: Coal was originally used in America in the 1300s by the Hopi Indians as a way to cook their food, warm themselves and fire their clay. Coal did not resurface in the ...
Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois.At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768. [1] The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg. [2] This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".
Harco was founded based on discovery of coal. The first coal was hoisted January 6, 1918. In later years, it was known as the Saline County Coal Corporation, and later as the Peabody Coal Company Mine No. 47. Harco was plotted June 24, 1919, with the plate showing 121 lots 50 by 140 feet (43 m).