#12, 1906-29: (Satellite) Served by the CB&Q.
Both Class I (CN and BNSF) railroads still go through this town.
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| Larry Joe Jenkel posted Old Ben #10 Christopher, IL |
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| Andy Zukowski posted United Coal Mining Company in Christopher, Illinois. 1907 |
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| Andy Zukowski posted Ziegler District Colliery Mining Company operated a mine and tipple in Christopher, Illinois in 1907. Dennis DeBruler: There isn't a Zeigler in the Illinois directory of mines. But judging from another one of your posts, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467664233256543/posts/6244321042257481/, this was the United Coal Mining Co. Matthew Wright: Dennis DeBruler Zeigler coal company was definitely hete. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Matthew's comment I found it. I suspect that Old Ben #10 and #12 used the same tipple. That is why we see postcards of the tipple with the names United Coal, Old Ben #10 and Zeigler. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/christopher.pdf |
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| 1936 Herrin Quad @ 62,500 |
This photo caught both of the mines.
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
Some trees still mark where the wye was that connected the mine's spur to the CB&Q mainline.
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| Satellite |
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| https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/christopher.pdf |
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| https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/christopher.pdf |
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