Built 1869 (1869) Opened 1869 Added to NRHP 13 April 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79000839 Area 9 ha | |
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Location Devil's Backbone Park, Grand Tower, Illinois | ||
The Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) industrial site located in Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. The site was operated by the Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company, a mining and industrial company which operated in Illinois in the 1860s and 1870s. The furnaces at the site were used to produce coke, a fuel produced from the coal used in iron smelting. The coke produced at the site was likely shipped to an iron furnace 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the site. The site also includes the remains of the superintendent's house; a local legend claims that the house is haunted by the superintendent's daughter.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1979.