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nocoincidences

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7. Southern Illinois is full of coal mines

Reply to flying_wahini (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 27, 2024, 12:20 PM

Jun 2024

It is one of the big coal mining areas in America--for a couple of centuries now. I grew up in a small town there and the entire town and area were undermined and sink holes would appear unexpectedly. My grandfather was a coal miner and my father sold equipment used in coal mines, like roof bolts.

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Sinkhole swallows soccer field in Illinois in shocking video [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 OP

They have underground mines in Illinois? Who knew? flying_wahini Jun 2024 #1

On March 25, 1947, there was an explosion at the Centralia No. 5 coal mine. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 #3

Southern Illinois is full of coal mines nocoincidences Jun 2024 #7

Lots of mining in that part of the state... 2naSalit Jun 2024 #9

Wild video!! Watch it. NM Grins Jun 2024 #2

I swear she said 'My bush has the night off.' CurtEastPoint Jun 2024 #4

😆 TrueBlueNV Jun 2024 #8

Well, that would make soccer more interesting. usonian Jun 2024 #5

That could ruin your day. We have quite a few sinkhole areas in Florida...no mines just fenestrated limestone mitch96 Jun 2024 #6

The one thing common to this part of Illinois and Florida Warpy Jun 2024 #10

Field was atop an active limestone mine: sl8 Jun 2024 #11

wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2024 #12