Franklin County, Illinois
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Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. Franklin County is located in the
Franklin County Courthouse in Benton
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Christopher, Illinois
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Christopher is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,697 at the time of the 2020 census.
Franklin County, Illinois
…the Zeigler No. 1 mine, located in Zeigler, had an explosion that killed about fifty people. In 1917, an explosion in Old Ben Mine No. 11, located in Christopher, killed 17. The worst explosion occurred in 1951, in the Orient No. 2 Mine in West Frankfort, in which 119 people died. The West Frankfort quadrangle…
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