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Shale City is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.[2] Shale City is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Viola.

Shale City, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Shale City, Illinois
Shale City, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°13′11″N 90°38′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMercer
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)309
GNIS feature ID418274[1]

Shale City was the home of the Continental Brick factory. In 1915, the factory was sold to the Hydraulic Press Brick Company of St. Louis. Shale City was a company town of about 40 houses, a grocery store, a pool hall, a gas station, and a school.[3]

In 1910, a spur was constructed off the Gilchrist to Aledo branch of the Rock Island Southern Railway. The spur connected just west of Gilchrist.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shale City, Illinois
  2. Mercer County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1988. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. Quad-Cities On Line - "Wrigley Field began in Shale City molds " By Pam Berenger, Dispatch/Argus Staff writer Jun 13, 1999
  4. Page 3, http://www.mchsil.org/media/site_assets/d5c6134bca9657692da338fd8e08aeb1/assets/summer_2014.pdf


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