Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site

The Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) industrial site located in Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. The site was operated by the Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company, a mining and industrial company which operated in Illinois in the 1860s and 1870s. The furnaces at the site were used to produce coke, a fuel produced from the coal used in iron smelting. The coke produced at the site was likely shipped to an iron furnace 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the site.[2] The site also includes the remains of the superintendent's house; a local legend claims that the house is haunted by the superintendent's daughter.[3]

Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site
A hillside in the district
LocationDevil's Backbone Park, Grand Tower, Illinois
Coordinates37°38′06″N 89°20′13″W
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
NRHP reference No.79000839[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1979

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1979.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Conrad, Cynthia E. (March 17, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: "The Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company" Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. "Visitor's Guide to the Devil's Backbone Park". Greatriverroad.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.


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