- No. 9, Illinois
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No. 9 is a predominately African-American unincorporated community located in Williamson County, Illinois on the west side of the incorporated village of Colp. Historically, Colp was mostly white and No. 9 black. Its most famous establishment was Ma Hatchett's, operated by Johanna "Ma" Hatchett (1892–1961), a roadhouse and brothel that opened during Prohibition Era at least as early as 1927 and operated until closed following a raid by the Illinois State Police in 1957.[1][2]
It is named for the local coal mine that open in 1905 and was bought by Madison Coal Company in 1906. The latter company named it their "No. 9" mine.[3]
References
- ^ James Ballowe. June 29, 1995. The Work of Our Fathers. Chicago Reader. retrieved 22 Feb 2011.
- ^ Aug. 25, 1961. "'Ma'" Hatchett Dead at 69." Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Ill.). 2.
- ^ Wonderful Williamson: 150 Years of Progress. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinoisan. 12-13.
Municipalities and communities of Williamson County, Illinois Cities Carterville | Creal Springs | Herrin | Hurst | Johnston City | Marion‡
Villages Bush | Cambria | Colp | Crainville | Energy | Freeman Spur‡ | Pittsburg | Spillertown | Stonefort‡ | Whiteash
Precincts Blairsville | Carterville | Corinth | Crab Orchard | Creal Springs | East Marion | Grassy | Herrin | Lake Creek | Southern | Stonefort | West Marion
Unincorporated
communitiesAttila | Blairsville | Chittyville | Clifford | Corinth | Crab Orchard | Crenshaw Crossing | Dewmaine | Dykersburg | Egyptian Hills | Egyptian Shores | Ferges | Fergestown | Hafer | Lake Crest | New Camp | No. 9 | Old Camp | Paulton | Paineville | Pulleys Mill | Shakerag
Ghost towns Chamness | Halfway | Halfway (Little Juarez)
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations
- Populated places in Williamson County, Illinois
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
- Southern Illinois geography stubs
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