Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
| Shale City, Illinois | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Shale CityShow map of Illinois Shale CityShow map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′11″N 90°38′26″W / 41.21972°N 90.64056°W / 41.21972; -90.64056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 418274 |
Shale City is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Shale City is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Viola.
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.
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.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shale City, Illinois
- Mercer County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1988. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- Quad-Cities On Line - "Wrigley Field began in Shale City molds " By Pam Berenger, Dispatch/Argus Staff writer Jun 13, 1999
- Page 3, http://www.mchsil.org/media/site_assets/d5c6134bca9657692da338fd8e08aeb1/assets/summer_2014.pdf
| Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Illinois, United States | ||
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| County seat: Aledo | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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