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111 killed. 31 survivors. On March 25, 1947, the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 people. [1] The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an underburdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. The US Department ...
Website. cityofcentralia .org. Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the largest in three of the counties; Clinton, Marion, and Washington, but is not a county seat of any of them. The population was 12,182 as of the 2020 ...
Centralia township (T1N R1E) is centered at 38°31'N 89°5'W (38.517, -89.087). The city of Centralia is located in the western part of the township. The township is traversed by U.S. Route 51 (north-south) and by State Route 161 (east-west).
Located in Centralia's Fairview Park are two memorials to the area's railroad heritage. Locomotive 2500 is an Illinois Central Railroad 4-8-2 "Mountain" locomotive, one of 76 built within the railroad's Paducah, Kentucky shops between 1937 and 1943. Centralia had large car repair and building shops for the Illinois Central and a large roundhouse.
March 7, 2012. The Centralia Commercial Historic District is a historic commercial district comprising several blocks of Broadway in downtown Centralia, Illinois. The district includes 57 contributing buildings as well as a historic water tower and sign. Centralia's business district developed around the Illinois Central Railroad tracks, as the ...
Central City, Illinois. / 38.54833°N 89.12833°W / 38.54833; -89.12833. Central City is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2020 census. [3]
Compass’s chief executive, Robert Reffkin, recently said the magic mortgage rate number was anything below 6%, and it could be what brings buyers and sellers back. What’s worse is home prices ...
M. Frank Mace MacFarland. Bobby Joe Mason. Ken McBride (basketball) Florence McClure.