Shale City is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.[2] Shale City is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Viola.
Shale City, Illinois | |
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  Shale City  Shale City | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′11″N 90°38′26″W / 41.21972°N 90.64056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 418274[1] |
Shale City was the home of the Continental Brick factory. In 1915, the factory was sold to the Hydraulic Press Brick Company of St. Louis. Shale City was a company town of about 40 houses, a grocery store, a pool hall, a gas station, and a school.[3]
In 1910, a spur was constructed off the Gilchrist to Aledo branch of the Rock Island Southern Railway. The spur connected just west of Gilchrist.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shale City, Illinois
- ^ Mercer County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1988. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ Quad-Cities On Line - "Wrigley Field began in Shale City molds " By Pam Berenger, Dispatch/Argus Staff writer Jun 13, 1999
- ^ Page 3, http://www.mchsil.org/media/site_assets/d5c6134bca9657692da338fd8e08aeb1/assets/summer_2014.pdf
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