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On March 25, 1947, a violent explosion struck Centralia coal company mine number 5 located in Wamac, Illinois. By March 29, it was confirmed that the explosion, combined with the subsequent release of poisonous gas, had taken the lives of 111 of the 142 men working in the mine at the time of the accident.
The Rockmen Guardians (also known as the Four Rock Guardians [1]) are a group of sculptures located in Rockford, Illinois, United States, south of the Sinnissippi greenhouse on the west side of the Rock River recreation path. There are four figures composed of granite rocks and cement, depicting larger-than-life male warriors in armor.
"National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Illinois (84)" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2011 Note this lists 85 current NHLs as well as 1 withdrawn NHL, and hence the overall count of 84 is due to crediting one (Eads Bridge) to Missouri.
County # of Sites; 1 Adams: 27 2 Alexander: 8 3 Bond: 2 4 Boone: 6 5 Brown: 2 6 Bureau: 19 7 Calhoun: 7 8 Carroll: 7 9 Cass: 2 10 Champaign: 60 11 Christian: 6 12 Clark
Tourist attractions in Peoria, Illinois (1 C, 18 P) Q. Tourist attractions in the Quad Cities (3 C, 19 P) Tourist attractions in Quincy, Illinois (13 P) R.
Roadside attractions in Illinois (1 P) Ronald Reagan Trail (1 C, 24 P) S. Shopping malls in Illinois (1 C, 28 P) Sports venues in Illinois (33 C, 2 P)
Rides start Dec. 1 and tickets to take photos on the beam are sold as part of a VIP pass, starting at $160, according to the Rockefeller Center website. Visitors ride the “Top of the Rock: The ...
This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public ...