Murphysboro, Illinois
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Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.
Liberty Theater, 2013
Gen. John A Logan Statue at the Murphysboro Middle School
Jackson County Courthouse, November 2013
1925 Tri-State tornado
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In the midday and afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in United States history and second-deadliest worldwide moved through Eastern Missouri, Southern Illinois and Sout
Murphysboro, Illinois
…many of its growing years. It was also important in industry and transportation. On March 18, 1925, at around 2:30 pm, 234 people were killed when the Tri-State tornado hit Murphysboro. This number exceeds the death toll of any single community in a tornado event in U.S. history. Murphysboro was essentially destroyed…
Tri State Tornado Drawing
Tri State Tornado trackmap
Illinois Desoto NARA 23939847
Ruins of the Longfellow School, Murphysboro, Illinois, where 17 children were killed. The storm hit the school at about 2:30 PM local time.