Jackson County Digital Archives

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Maps

Century of Progress Carbondale The First One Hundred Years

Archive Categories

Floods in Jackson County

1943 Flood in Gorham, Il
1943 Flood in Grand Tower, Il
Floods in Jacob
Flooding in Makanda
Flooding in Murphysboro
Miscellaneous Flood photographs from the Mississippi Bottoms

Books

Memories of Murphysboro, Il
1878 Jackson County History and 1907 Jackson County Atlas
1907 Christmas Issue of the Daily Independent
Tornado - March 18, 1925
County Commissioners Court Records Vol I
County Commissioners Court Records Vol II
High Water
Historical Sketches of Jackson County
Meetings of the County Court of Jackson County, Il and Jury List
The New Yankee Settlement
Jackson County Album
1878 Jackson County History

Articles

Excerpt from "Historical Sketches of Jackson County, Illinois" by Edmund Newsome
Iron Furnaces at Grand Tower, Il
Excerpt from "Historical Sketches of Jackson County, Illinois" by Edmund Newsome
Devil's Bake Oven - Grand Tower, Il
Century of Progress Carbondale The First One Hundred Years
Maps

Tornados

The Tri-state tornado colorized
Murphysboro and Gorham after the 1957 Tornado
Postcards of Murphysboro after the Tri-state Tornado
Tornados in Carbondale

Postcards

Postcards of Jackson County

Photo Galleries

Makanda

Makanda and Giant City at the Turn of the 20th Century Vol 1
Makanda and Giant City at the Turn of the 20th Century Vol 2

Petroglyphs of Jackson County

Train wrecks in Jackson County

Oraville and Hallidayboro

Grand Tower

Gorham and Jacob

Jackson County Historical Archives

Maps

Maps vol I

Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 1
Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 2
Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 3
Postcards of Carbondale Area from the the Ellen Gates Collection
Postcards of Carbondale City from the Ellen Gates Collection
Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 4
Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 5
Postcards of SIU and SINU from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 6

Murphysboro

Postcards of Murphysboro from the Ellen Gates Collection vol1
Postcards of Murphysboro from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 2
Postcards of Murphysboro from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 3
Postcards of Murphysboro from the Ellen Gates Collection vol 4