Sunday, October 1, 2023

Saline C: Harrisburg, IL: Sahara/O'Gara Coal Mine #1

#1: (Satellite, most of the tree covered area.)

Sahara/O'Gara #12 was just a little southwest of here. And remnants of its tipple are still standing.

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Harrisburg Sahara Mine #1
Harrisburg City Building

A view of the other side of the tipple.
Roger Kujawa posted
K17/ Harrisburg Illinois Postcard c1940s Sahara Coal Mine Washery 326

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I included the town of Wasson in the upper-right corner to help correlate this photo with today's satellite images. The mine is on the left side of this excerpt.
1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

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