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Monument to the men who died in the Cardiff mine explosions Monument in Cardiff, Illinois. Cardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. [1] Founded as a coal mining town in 1899, it boomed in its first few years. The closure of the mine in 1912 soon led to the community's demise. [2]
1883 Diamond Mine Disaster marker, Illinois Route 113, Diamond, Illinois. This historical marker is located in Diamond Park in Diamond, Illinois, near Braidwood on the Grundy-Will County line. On February 16, 1883, part of the mine collapsed from the weight of melting snow, ice and heavy rains, trapping miners below.
On March 25, 1947, the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. [1] The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an underburdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. The US Department of Labor lists the disaster ...
Illinois also has two counties named after the same person, New York governor DeWitt Clinton (DeWitt County, and Clinton County). Information on the FIPS county code , county seat , year of establishment, origin, etymology , population, area and map of each county is included in the table below.
The North #1 mine is a closed coal mine that was located in Royalton, Illinois. The Big Muddy and Carterville Coal Company opened the North #1 mine in 1907. Franklin Coal & Coke Company took over this mine in 1910, and along with its mine south of Royalton, operated two mines in Royalton.
In 1906, the United Coal Mining Company No. 1 mine opened near Christopher. An explosion at the mine killed eight men on July 27, 1915. [4] The mine was sold to the Old Ben Coal Corporation, and renamed Old Ben Coal Mine No. 1 in 1916. The mine closed in 1929. [5] On November 29, 1917, an explosion at Old Ben Coal Corporation's Mine No. 11 ...
In 1917, an explosion in Old Ben Mine No. 11, located in Christopher, killed 17. [8] The worst explosion occurred in 1951, in the Orient No. 2 Mine in West Frankfort, in which 119 people died. [9] The West Frankfort quadrangle of Franklin County is home to 17 coal mines, according to a 2004 report. [5]
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Illinois" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Royalton North No. 1 Mine Explosion; W. West ...