tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post6210046075467356578..comments2024-03-28T00:34:55.054-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Lost Towns of Illinois - Torino, Illinois.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-48568873559613994592022-09-15T12:30:40.116-05:002022-09-15T12:30:40.116-05:00See the photo of the token used at George Valerio&...See the photo of the token used at George Valerio's Saloon at http://www.tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=594898&inventory_id=696353&td_image_id=504037&attribution_id=617348&record_offset=0<br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654468237875426219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-88193666037895134992022-04-14T08:52:14.307-05:002022-04-14T08:52:14.307-05:00Today the old Torino coal mine dump rises above th...Today the old Torino coal mine dump rises above the water of Peabody's strip mine Pit 11, aka Braidwood Nuclear Plant's cooling pond. Peabody Coal Company strip mined Torino but the shovels spared the old shaft mine dump. Photos from the strip mining era show the old dump still there as deep pits are being dug to remove the coal. Now those water filled pits show the hill rising up with a nuclear plant in the same scene. Fascinating visual history! Michele Enrietta Micetich, curator Carbon Hill School Museum Michele Enrietta Micetichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963572524815029318noreply@blogger.com