National Register of Historic Places

Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site

Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois
Listed
April 12, 1979
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79000839

About this property

The Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) industrial site located in Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. The site was operated by the Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company, a mining and industrial company which operated in Illinois in the 1860s and 1870s. The furnaces at the site were used to produce coke, a fuel produced from the coal used in iron smelting. The coke produced at the site was likely shipped to an iron furnace 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the site. The site also includes the remains of the superintendent's house; a local legend claims that the house is haunted by the superintendent's daughter. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1979.

Location

Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois
37.63673, -89.50917

Categories

INDUSTRYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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When was Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site listed on the National Register?

Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1979.

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Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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