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E a g a r v i l l e
Eagarville, Illinois - Macoupin County Illinois, - State of Illinois - United States Of America

 

Village of Eagarville
Macoupin County, Illinois

Population of 2000 Census
128

Latitude = 39° 6' 38" North

Longitude = 89° 47' 3" West

 

The land for Eagarville was owned by James Eagar and he laid out the village.

James Eagar
Born about 1842 in Cary, Ireland
Married Marguerite Danahee in 1865 in London, England
Died April 12, 1919 in Litchfield, Illinois at the hospital.

 

      In 1902 the Superior Coal Company began to open mines in the area.
      The Superior Coal Company was owned by Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company,
      which had three of the largest coal mines in world for the first half of the twentieth century.

 

Superior No. 1 Mine
Eagarville, ILL.

Photograph furnished by : George Vincent

Number 1 Mine
Eagerville, ILL.

The coal mine at Eagarville was sunk during 1901 and was commonly known as # 1.
"Number 1" at Eagarville was opened August 1903 and closed in 1951.

 


Eagarville, Illinois
History    &    Genealogy

Mining

History & Photos of area Mines

   From the Past

Memories

 

As a Tribute & Memorial to the coal mining industry that provided the livelihood
for this geographical area of Illinois; the following photos have been graciously.
Jack & Georgia Ferry

The photographs here show some of the housing that the mine company built for the miners and their families to live in.

      These homes were demolished during the mid 1990's.

 


Photographer : Georgia Ferry

 


Photographer : Georgia Ferry

 


Photographer : Georgia Ferry

 

 

 

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