Cardiff, Illinois - Wikipedia
WEBCardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. [1] Founded as a coal mining town in 1899, it boomed in its first few years. The closure of the mine in 1912 soon led to the community's demise. [2] It is located in Round Grove Township, [3] between the villages of Campus and Reddick.
Cardiff, Illinois - The Historical Marker Database
WEBOct 2, 2020 · The village of Cardiff was built on this site in 1899, after the discovery of underground coal deposits. A mine was sunk and a relatively large town developed within months. (A historical marker located near Dwight in Livingston County, Illinois.)
Award for Cardiff: Illinois's Lost Mining Town - jimridings
WEBMay 2, 2024 · The discovery of a rich coal vein in northeast Livingston County, Illinois, in 1899 turned an open prairie into the large coal mining town of Cardiff within months. An explosion in the mine in 1903 killed 9 men looked like it might have been the end, but the town grew bigger than ever.
Cardiff Populated Place Profile / Livingston County, Illinois Data
WEBCardiff: Basic Facts & Information. Cardiff is a populated place located within the Township of Round Grove, a minor civil division (MCD) of Livingston County. Cardiff appears on the Campus U.S. Geological Survey Map. Livingston County is in the Central Time Zone (UTC …
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Cardiff, Illinois
WEBCardiff was a town located in Round Grove Township, Livingston County, Illinois. The village of Cardiff was built on this site in 1899, after the discovery of underground coal deposits. A mine was sunk and a relatively large town developed within months.
Cardiff Illinois | https://www.historyillinois.org/
WEBAug 1, 2007 · Today, the town of Cardiff is gone, yet remains a legally incorporated village. Two large hills of waste from the mine are monuments to the people who lived, worked, and died here. Dozens of acres that had been homes, stores, yards, and streets have now gone back to farmland.
Cardiff, Illinois - Wikiwand
WEBCardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Founded as a coal mining town in 1899, it boomed in its first few years. The closure of the mine in 1912 soon led to the community's demise. It is located in Round Grove Township, between the villages of Campus and Reddick.
The story of the rise and tragic fall of a US mining town called Cardiff
WEBJul 20, 2019 · It was 120 years ago in 1899 when the town of Cardiff was founded in Livingston County, Illinois. Situated around 100 miles south of Chicago, its brief history was built on coal – much like its...
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WEBCardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Founded as a coal mining town in 1899, it boomed in its first few years. The closure of the mine in 1912 soon led to the community's demise. It is located in Round Grove Township, between the villages of Campus and Reddick.
Cardiff Map - Hamlet - Illinois, United States - Mapcarta
WEBCardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Mapcarta, the open map.