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Stories about Zeigler and Zeigler's Community

Stories are submitted by good folk just like you - if you have a story or pictures email lchristy@zeigleril.com

We are so much more with others than we are by ourselves

What a Great Place we live in!

See the Memorabilia Pages for more History Items

 

GRANDMA's
BUTTON HOUSE

The Golbal Button House & Garage

Donated by
LeRoy & Vera Mills

 

"The Iron-Man is Gone"

a Short Story

by Raymond Null


Hope

one family's story

of Hope

 

Talking

to

America

a Poem

by Raymond D. Null

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Zeigler Experiences Zip Code Day

Zip Code 62999

This only happens once every 100 years.

This was June 2nd, 1999 when the date and the zip code matched.

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Billie Hogan's House

Billie Hogan was the first mine manager for
Leiter's Mines & where the first Catholic Service was held. Also was a doctor's office.


"THE LITTLE PAPER WITH THE BIG PULL"

Zeigler, Illinois, Friday July 5, 1940Volume IX, Number 20
Published by
the Messenger Printing Company
312 Coxspur St.
Zeigler, Illinois


"If Only It Had Happened"

a thoughtful article


a story of

Kohlsdorf's Quality Corner

by Dr. Allan Patton

 

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Goatman of Zeigler

(Voytak)

George Survel

 

The Goatman Story


Zeigler Remembers

See

Memorials

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Pictures of Zeigler's History

"The Red Light"

a story

by Raymond D. Null


"Remembering"

by Raymond Null 2007

1968
Arm Robbery

at the

Zeigler Bank

 In 1904

DID YOU KNOW

by Dr. Allan Patton

History of Zeigler, Illinois
unknown Author


"The American Landmark"

by Raymond D. Null

Newspaper Article reporting on

Joe Leiter's purchase of Zeigler.


"My Testimony of Life"

by Raymond D. Null

Zeigler Post Office

Pictures & Postmaster Names


History of the

Super Kol Park


Zeigler - U.S.A.   My Hometown

by   Raymond D. Null

 

Homecoming History

by Larry Christy


Elise Kohldorph's

September 4 1929

Letter to Germany via the Graf Zeppelin (a German Airship)

Kohlsdorf's Quality Corner in Zeigler
return address on the back flap.

Stamps are Scott's #571 & 567 to a non-cacheted commercial Graf Zeppelin cover to Germany.

a poem of heroes

My History Book of Heroes
by Raymond D. Null

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Kohlsdorf's

"Quality Corner"

Band

Coal Comes to

Franklin County

Story told by Dr. Allan Patton



Home Town Photos

 

"Holiday Memories

at the Null home"
a Short Hometown Story

a short story by

Raymond Null


Get Out and Stay Out

(a short story)

by Dr. Allan Patton

 

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Zeigler's Zip Code Day


Want to find out more about Zeigler's Demographics

(CLICK HERE)

 

Did you know that Zeigler

had its own Money.

Yes - Zeigler Had Its Own Money

Click on the Money to learn more when Zeigler's had its' own money.

First WWII Death in Franklin County

Submitted by Dr. Allan Patton


The Lost School

by Dr. Allan Patton


The Unwanted Recognition

(a short story about the 1st Mine Explosion in Franklin County)

by Allan Patton

Read the Story

"Zeigler's Coal Miners"

by Raymond D. Null


Old Jasper Roll Top Desk

Find out where it came from

the

Zeigler Tornado
as recounted by

Cecil Spain

by Linda Rush of the

Southern Illinoisan

March 17, 2000

Dessie is older than Zeigler

103 Years Young!

Dessie Bowman celebrated here 103rd birthday on Sept. 1st. 2005. Mrs. Bowman has been a Zeigler resident since 1918 and was married for 45 years to Leonard Bowman....

Dessie is now gone, but not forgotten

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The Leiter Barns

Dairy & Horn Barn

Click here to

read the story

Dry Road Memory

 

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Mary Burnett

Zeigler's

First Librarian

 

Books About Zeigler

&
Southern Illinois

 

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Kohlsdorf's Land Marker

This marker is located on the North side of East Maryland Street & Circle.
Installation date: unknown

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This is a Vintage Real Photo featuring a View of railroad tracks and freight cars running through the "Famous Genuine Zeigler (Coal) Mine," located in Zeigler, Illinois (Franklin County), operated by BELL & ZOLLER Coal Mine Company. On the smokestacks, it reads "Bell & Zoller."

 

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Circle Building Pictures

A variety of photos of the circle from now and then.

(click on the picture to view)


Super-X Coal Scatter Tags

Click on Picture to read more

 

A new writer discovered

in

Zeigler.

James D. Hubbard

Read his writings

Note - Jim is now gone, but not forgotten.

Memories will always be mine - thanks Jim

Zeigler's Miners Fountain

by Allan Patton

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A short story on how the Fountain came about.

This page was last update on September 3, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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