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Unity Point School District 140 > UP History > ICRR
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ICRR
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In 1852, engineers surveyed the Illinois Central Railroad route and Brush purchased land for a town site in Jackson County. This town was named Carbondale due to the shipping of coal (carbon) on the Illinois Central Railroad. |
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last updated: 01/15/08 |
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