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The area around Pana was first organized as Stone Coal Precinct in 1845. The county's precincts became townships in 1856, and Stone Coal Precinct became Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois. In 1857 the village of Pana was incorporated. [3] The name "Pana" is believed to have been derived from the indigenous tribe, the Pawnee. [4]
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.
Kitchell Park was given to the city of Pana by John W. Kitchell and his wife Mary Little Kitchell in 1908. It is home to several unique and old features. The round Chautauqua Pavilion was built in 1911 and has attracted such speakers as William Jennings Bryan, World War I hero Sergeant York and Billy Sunday among others.
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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 Pana Coal Miners played home minor league games at Kitchell Park. [16] Kitchell Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [17] Still in use today as a public park with baseball fields and other amenities, Kitchell Park is located at Ninth Street and Kitchell Street in Pana.