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| Roger Kujawa posted Wilmington Will County Illinois Real Photo Coal Mining Postcard Nicholas S Koba Jr.: Photo is McElvain coal company the Peabody Coal bought in 1956 . A Page 634 drag |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Nick's comment Here is the page from the Illinois directory of coal mines that includes all of the strip mines. Would McElvain have another name? |
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| Nicholas S Koba Jr. commented on Dennis' comment yes the Morris Coal company Morocco mine & the Wilmington Coal company Braidwood Mine .Mine Index 3915 they also had stripmine in Ottawa< ill. called the Echo mine, it was two brothers that own these mines . they are also listed in my book .I sell it for $20 plus $5 mailing, the book is in the second printing and I have sold over 400 copies , I was only have 100 printed my printer told me to have at least 200 made so I had her make 300 to start and now had another 200 made and have about 100 left .sold 15 more in the last 2 weeks . |
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| Dennis commented on Nick's comment Thanks. The tiple was off of IL-53 near Coal City Road. |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
I'm surprised that I don't see a rail loading facility. The GM&O is just on the other side of IL-53
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| Digitally Zoomed to photo resolution |
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