La Salle C: La Salle, IL: LaSalle County Carbon Coal Mines #1 and #2 (Rockwell)

Mine #1: (Satellite, this was the office. The rest of it is gone)

Mine #2: (Satellite, according to the map below, it was in the northeast quadrant of the interstate and canal crossing.)

Roger Kujawa posted
M.L. RPPC Carbon Coal Company At LaSalle, Illinois. LaSalle County
Glenn G: Yard is gone, aux building is gone. So much history in this shot.
Steven Holding: Deceived Coal to the IC, RI, CB&Q via overhead conveyor to the siding south of the river and the same conveyor hauled the gob to the south side of river. Also dumped into the I&M Canal.
Also, Ray's LaSalle County Online Museum
Photo taken from ICRR bridge

Bill Holding commented on Roger's post
Office still there Corner of Union and !st St.

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I think the photo was taken from the IC bridge. But I find it hard to believe that there was that much industrial activity west of the bridge.  An old topo map confirms that there was residential development along  the river bluff even back then.

1913 La Salle Quad @ 1:24,000

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

Roger Kujawa posted
Here is a neat postcard of LaSalle. I would say this is east of town and that's the Rock Island Track next to the canal. The IC bridge is either behind the photographer or way off in the distance. Any thoughts?

It is always interesting to see how different artists colorize a postcard. Or is this a study of how the colors fade differently in historical postcards?

Ray's LaSalle County Online Museum
Photo taken from ICRR bridge looking West.
Remnants of mine still visible on side of the hill in late fall/winter

Ray's LaSalle County Online Museum

Ray's LaSalle County Online Museum
LaSalle Shaft March 1901 looking west.
I&M canal at left. Mine dump/slag still piled up on south side of canal.

Andy Zukowski posted eight photos with the comment: "Photos of the LaSalle County Carbon Coal Mine in LaSalle Illinois."

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No.1 Mine 1926

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Supports where the bridge went across the canal to the south side to dump mine slag.

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Entrance to the Mine

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Mine #2

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Andy Zukowski posted
Rockwell Coal Mine in LaSalle, Illinois. Looking Northwest in the year 1900

Rj Harmon: Was this the one along the I and M Canal down from Lock 14?

Dennis DeBruler commented on Rj's comment
This was Mine #2, and it has index 238. Mine #1 has index 3, and it is closer to Lock #14.

I used the transparency feature of the topo map viewer so that we can see both the 1913 map and today's interstate. This shows that the mine was a little east of the top of the curve in the river.

1913/13 La Salle Quad @ 62,500 plus I-39

The coal mine closed in 1912 so there doesn't seem to be much left in 1939. The quarry for the cement factory now dominates the area.

1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP