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Central Illinois Was A Strong Mining Community

Central Illinois and Christian County was a very successful place for coal mining. There is a museum dedicated to it in Taylorville, and among the board members is author Kevin Corely, whose books focus on much of that coal mining life in the area. Coal mining was not successful everywhere, however, and Corley shares why it worked in Central Illinois.

 

 

There was a lot that Corley learned while writing his books. One of the things that stick out is how a lot of people came to the area for the mining. 

 

 

Mining families from inside the state moved to Central Illinois too, says Corley, especially following the mine disaster in Peru, Illinois.

 

 

Because of previous work done by Corley, the Christian County Coal Mine museum has the actual voices of coal miners telling their stories available. 

 

 

Corley appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.

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