Cardiff, Illinois
Cardiff, Illinois
Cardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Founded as a coal mining town in 1899, it boomed in its first few years. Rapid growth ceased after accidents in the mines in 1903, and the closure of the mines in 1912 soon led to the community's demise. An official state historical marker has been created on the site of the town, paver bricks that can be engraved with names of the donors are still available for purchase for $75 and are installed pretty quickly into the memorial patio at the marker site.
For further info visit: http://www.herscher.net/historicalSociety/cardiffMarker.asp
State Memorial Marker for Cardiff, Illinois.
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Comment by Ellie Lewis on December 4, 2010 at 2:06pm -
http://home.comcast.net/~rbaskwil/chapel.html Careful..there is loud music on this one, so make sure your volume is low.
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Comment by Ellie Lewis on December 4, 2010 at 1:49pm
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Check out the section on the Slateville Cemetery. This area is about an hour up the road from where I live.
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Comment by Ceri Shaw on December 4, 2010 at 1:42pm -
Great site....diolch for posting Ellie
Just added it to our new American Welsh custom search engine.
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Comment by Ellie Lewis on December 4, 2010 at 1:36pm
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Comment by Lorin Morgan-Richards on September 15, 2010 at 10:07pm
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how about Wales?
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Comment by Ceri Shaw on September 15, 2010 at 11:39am
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That was fast Is that all of them?
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Comment by mona everett on September 15, 2010 at 11:36am -
Cardiff CO
Cardiff ID
Cardiff Mill ID
Cardiff PA --been there==slate quarry workers from Wales--still have some workers cottaages and Welsh Church (Rehobeth)
Cardiff AR
Cardiff TN
Cardiff NY
Cardiff MD
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Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA ==been there
Cardiff NJ
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Comment by Ceri Shaw on September 15, 2010 at 10:44am
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Just checked the 'Wiki':- "It is reported by the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce that it was Frank Cullen's wife, a native of Cardiff, Wales, who persuaded him to name the community, "Cardiff." "
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Comment by Ceri Shaw on September 15, 2010 at 10:38am
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Thanks for posting Dave...I never knew there was a Cardiff in Illinois. I know theres a Cardiff by the Sea in California. Dont know how it got the name though. Anyone know of any other Cardiff's in the US? How many Cardiff's are out there and why?
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