Mine Index Number: 2776
| Company Name:
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Edwardsville Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Edwardsville No. 3 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1879
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End Date:
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April 1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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508
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| Acres after map date:
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50
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Madison
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4N 8W
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11
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SE SW SE
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| Air shaft
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Madison
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4N 8W
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11
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SE SW SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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216-217
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|
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3.5-7.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 2,434,004
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352354
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2-1920
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1:2400
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1:4966
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Not final
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| WPA, T4N-R8W
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10-1-1920 [3]
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1:1200
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1:41143
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| History of Madison County, Illinois; Published by W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882 - Opening year, depth.
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| Microfilm map, document 352354, reel 03138, frame 468 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
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| WPA map, T4N-R8W - Air shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
![[[:Madison No. 4|Madison No. 4]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/thumbnails/M0070mrg_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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352376 3138 501-505
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| Company:
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Donk Brother Coal & Coke Company
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| Mine Name:
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Madison No. 4
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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April 20, 1938
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Used as a Secondary source for Mine Index 2776
also Shows faint workings of Mine Index 285
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| More Info:
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M0070mrg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/M0070mrg.zip
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![[[:Edwardsville No. 3|Edwardsville No. 3]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/thumbnails/M2776_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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352354 3138 468
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| Company:
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Edwardsville Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Edwardsville No. 3
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Feb. 1? 1920
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Not georegistered
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| More Info:
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M2776
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/M2776.tif
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![[[:Madison No. 4|Madison No. 4]]](https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/thumbnails/m0070_IL_12_06_th.jpg) These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_12_06
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| Company:
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Donk Brother Coal & Coke Company
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| Mine Name:
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Madison No. 4
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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April 20, 1938
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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| Note:
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Used as a Secondary source for Mine Index 2776
also Shows faint workings of Mine Index 285
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| More Info:
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Il 12 06
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/madison/m0070 IL 12 06.zip
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Photographs
Additional Notes
Notes
- ↑ Operated by Herzogg-Gears and Co. in 1912
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Date of the outline (mine survey) shown on WPA map. The WPA map was produced in the 1930s and was undated.
