Tag: coal mining
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Mazon Monday #311: Strip mining begins in Braidwood on May 23, 1928
Yesterday marked opening day for fossil collecting at the IDNR Mazonia–Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area. I hope you were able to make it out… or are planning a trip soon. This is prime season for collecting at Pit 11, the name many collectors still use for Mazonia–Braidwood.
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Mazon Monday #302: The Wreck of the 5560
This is Mazon Monday post #302. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. The Marion Power Shovel Company was an American company that designed, manufactured, and built steam shovels, power shovels, blast hole drills, excavators, and dragline excavators. The company was headquartered in Marion, Ohio and operated from 1884 to 1997, when it…
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Mazon Monday #297: Pit 11 Coal Mining Artifact
This is Mazon Monday post #297. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. We often focus on the beautiful fossils found in the Mazon Creek deposit, but sometimes overlook the rich history that surrounds them. Coal mining played a central role in shaping the Wilmington, Braidwood, and Coal City area, from the deep…
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Throwback Thursday #190: Carbon Hill School Museum
This is Throwback Thursday #190. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! We recently stopped by the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL. Michele Micetich, the curator, was…
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Throwback Thursday #150: History of Coal City and Surrounding Areas
This is Throwback Thursday #150. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! On Tuesday, February 28th, 2023, local historian Michele Micetich is speaking at the Coal City Library about the…
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Throwback Thursday #107: G-Shaft Candy
This is Throwback Thursday #107. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! If you grew up anywhere in the area, you may remember G-Shaft Candy. It’s a hard candy, brown…
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Mazon Monday #30: The Diamond Mine Disaster At Braidwood
This is Mazon Monday post #30. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. This week’s Mazon Monday isn’t about fossils… we are recalling a coal mine disaster in Diamond, IL on February 16th, 1883. ESCONI had a great lecture about this event back in June 2019 by Michele Micetich, of the Carbon Hill…
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Throwback Thursday #28: Photos of Braidwood Coal Mining 1960
This is Throwback Thursday #28. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Here are a few photos of the Braidwood coal mines in 1960. Some very large drag lines and…
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Throwback Thursday #24: Coal Mining History Around Coal City
This is Throwback Thursday #24. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Over on the Coal City website, there’s a page on the history of Coal City. In the 1850’s,…
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Throwback Thursday #23: History of Coal Mining in Illinois
This is Throwback Thursday #23. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Waynes World of History and Genealogy has a great series of pages on the history of coal mining…
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The Complete Story of the November 13, 1909 Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster that killed 259 men
There’s an interesting page about the Cherry Mine Disaster over on “Digital Reseach Library of Illinois History Journal”. It has a little bit of everything, including many pictures. It was posted a few years ago on the 108th anniversary of the event. We just passed the 110th back on November 13th. The whole event is…
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History of Illinois Coal Mining Lecture 7/19
Lecture about Illinois coal mining from the Braidwood Historical Society… (hat tip Jeanine Thursday July 19, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM “History of Area Coal Mining” – Presentation by Dick Joyce 7pm at Braidwood City Hall Refreshments and mingling at the Museum afterward.
