Thursday, July 25, 2024

Coal Valley, IL: Pryce Coal Mine

(Satellite, approximately)

Andy Zukowski posted
Pryce Coal Mine located in Coal Valley, Illinois.  In the center of the photograph, four men are sitting on the roof. November 22, 1917

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
The name Pryce was associated with a few mines in this area. But Index 3331 is dominated by Pryce and it is the only one with a date range that is consistent with 1917.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/coal-valley.pdf

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
I could not find any traces of a railroad for this mine on topo maps. By the late 1930s, evidence of the mine was gone.
 https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.edu/webdocs/ilhap/county/data/rockisland/flight14/00rs161398.jpg

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