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Scroll down below for images of the local coal mines in LaSalle County and other nearby ones.
| Photo taken from ICRR bridge looking West |
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| Remnants of mine still visible on side of the hill in late fall/winter |
| La Salle County Carbon Coal |
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| Photo taken from ICRR bridge |
| LaSalle Shaft March 1901 looking west |
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| I&M canal at left. Mine dump/slag still piled up on south side of canal |
The photo below shows the tracks going under the route 6 bridge where this photo was taken from. Click link to "More
Bridges" to see a map of the tracks here and different views of this area which is referred to as St. Marks Ravine.
| Coal Mine in Peru at east end of Westclox |
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| Looking Southwest (The Union 74 coal mine) |
| Peru IL |
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| Peru Il Union Coal mine |
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| Located at east end of Westclox building |
| Union Coal Mine |
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| Notice rooftop of Westclox bldg seen in lower right. |
| Union 74 mine Route 6 Peru |
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| Notice trolley line track and Westclox roof in distance at upper right |
| Bent Coal MIne in Oglesby IL |
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| Bent's MIne in Oglesby |
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| Bent's Coal Mine in Oglesby |
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| Bent Coal MIne in Oglesby Buildings |
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| Bent MIne in OGlesby |
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| Milwaukee Road Tracks into coal mine |
| Jonesville Coal Mine serviced by the ICRR |
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| LaSalle County Carbon Coal No. 1 |
| LaSalle County Carbon Coal Co. Mine No. 1 |
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| Located in the Jonesville area |
| Rockwell Mine located east of Split Rock |
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| Approximately to your right from Northbound lanes on I-39 by RR tracks |
| Spring Valley Mine |
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| Cedar Point Coal Mine |
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| Serviced by The C.M. & St. P RR |
| About Cedar Point Coal Mine |
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| Cedar Point Mine Tipple later version |
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| Sinking the shaft at Cedar Point |
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| Or digging the vertical shaft to begin the Mine |
| Mark IL Coal Mine |
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| Serviced by C.M. & St. P. RR |
| Ladd Coal Mine |
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| Ladd IL. Coal MIne |
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| Ladd IL |
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| Nov 13 1909 The Cherry Mine Disaster |
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| Coal Car Diagram from early 1900s era |
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| Mark Illinois Coal Mine |
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| Mark Illinois Coal Mine buildings |
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| Granville IL |
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| Standard IL. Coal Mine Looking NE |
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| Serviced by the C.M.&ST. Paul RR |
| Located in Standard IL on west end of town |
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| Hills can still be seen there |
| Very Young Miner |
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| Coal MIners |
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The Oglesby Library is a great resource for Coal Mines.
For info on the Cherry Coal Mine please visit the Library in Cherry or visit the website on the subject.
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