Franklin County Coal

Denning Township

Orient 1 Coal Mine
From the book Seven stranded coal towns / a study of an American depressed area during the depression

Sam Wallace, aged 19, trip rider, killed at Orient #1, June 13, 1919

Orient Mine #2, West Frankfort, IL
No Picture

December 21, 1951, West Frankfort, IL, 119 Miners Killed.

Orville Hammonds, trip rider, killed in Orient #2 mines Feb 18, 1921

Old Ben #8, West Frankfort, IL
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Joe Farvilli killed at Old Ben #8 gas explosion Jan 21, 1921

Old Ben #15, Pershing, IL

Source for obits is The Ziegler News, a weekly newspaper, published every Friday.

Illinois Dept of Natural Resources. Illinois State Geological Survey

DIRECTORY OF COAL MINES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS May 12, 2000 ISGS
COMPANY NAME MINE NAME MINE MINE METHOD YEARS SEAM MINED COUNTY LOCATION
INDEX NO. TYPE OPERATED TWP RGE SEC

505 CHI,WILMINGTON & VERMILION ORIENT 1 SHAFT RPP 1913-15 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 10 Denning Twp
505 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN ORIENT 1 SHAFT 1915-55 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 10 Denning Twp
366 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN ORIENT 2 SHAFT RPP 1922-58 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
366 FREEMAN C C ORIENT 2 SHAFT 1958-59 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
366 ORIENT NUMBER TWO C C ORIENT 2 SHAFT 1959-60 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
433 WEST FRANKFORT C C WEST 1 SHAFT MRP 1911-19 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 SOUTHERN GEM C C SOUTH GEM 1 SHAFT 1919-28 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 BREWERTON C C BREWERTON 21 SHAFT 1928-33 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 WEST FRANKFORT COAL CORP WEST MINE 21 SHAFT 1933-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 WEST MINE COAL CORP WEST SHAFT 1935-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 INTERSTATE C C INTERSTATE 21 SHAFT 1935-36 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 FRANKFORT COAL CORP FRANKFORT 21 SHAFT 1936-37 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CONST CO WEST MINE 21 SHAFT 1937-38 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
143 WILMINGTON STAR C C WILMINGTON STAR 8 SHAFT RPP 1910-11 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
143 OHIO VALLEY C C OHIO VALLEY 8 SHAFT 1911-13 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
143 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 8 SHAFT 1913-53 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
421 SOUTHERN ILL COAL & COKE MORGAN SHAFT RPP 1909-14 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
421 TAYLOR MNG CO POSSUM RIDGE SHAFT 1914-16 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
421 TAYLOR C C POSSUM RIDGE 5 SHAFT 1916-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
421 FRANKLIN COUNTY C C ENERGY 5 SHAFT 1923-51 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
428 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 15 SHAFT RPP 1920-54 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 35 Denning Twp

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