Friday, March 6, 2020

Macon C: Blue Mound, IL: Blue Mound Coal Co.

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Roger Kujawa posted
1900s Coal Mining Postcard Blue Mound Coal Shaft Mine Macon County Illinois. This would have been served by the Wabash.

280 BLUE MOUND COAL CO. BLUE MOUND 1 SHAFT RP 1904-1913 SPRINGFIELD MACON 15N 1E 32 [Directory]

Map

The problem when a mine closes in 1913 is that it is probably gone by the time the historical aerial photos were taken.
1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP
There were bigger mines in Decatur.
Map

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