Illinois Coal Mine Photos
These 2 photos were taken March 19th 1948, they are from Pit 12 (now the South Wilmington Firemen's Club) It operated at the Northern Coal Mine near Braidwood, Illinois until 1972, then it was dismantled and sent to the River King Mine near Linzburg, Illinois. Dogs used in Coal Mines; 1903 Annual Coal Report 5 Dogs Employed in Mines for Hauling Cars. McDonough …