Norris City, Illinois
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Norris City is a village in White County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,145 according to 2020 census data.
The Norris City Post Office
The high school in Norris City
Going into downtown Norris City along Main Street
Big Inch
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The Big Inch and Little Big Inch, collectively known as the Inch pipelines, are petroleum pipelines extending from Texas to New Jersey, built between 1942 and 1944 as emergency war measures in the Uni
Norris City, Illinois
…No information is available in our records as to the origins of the name, Norris City.” During World War II, the United States Government built the Big Inch pipeline to move oil from Longview, Texas to the Northeastern part of the country. The Big Inch pipeline helped relieve pressure on oil tankers in the…
Big Inch pipeline being laid, 1942
24" Big Inch pipes delivered by rail in February 1943
First carload of 24-inch (610 mm) seamless pipe for the Big Inch
Workers on the Big Inch pipeline eating lunch, 1942