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    Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part...
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    county located in the U.S. state of Illinois with a population of 52,974 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Murphysboro, and its most populous city is...
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    The Grange Hall in Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois, is the historic meeting place of Somerset Township's chapter of The Grange. Built in 1912...
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    Mike Bost (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    trustee of Murphysboro Township from 1993 to 1995, until his election to the Illinois House of Representatives. Bost was first elected to the Illinois House...
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    John A. Logan (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    Logan Jr. (1865–1899). John A. Logan was born near what is now Murphysboro, Illinois, the son of Dr. John Logan and Dr. Logan's second wife, Elizabeth...
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    Walnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. Built in 1913 as the Tilford Theatre, the theater was one of the first five movie theaters in Murphysboro. The theater's...
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  • Theo Germaine (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    thriller set in an LGBTQ conversion therapy camp. Germaine is originally from Illinois; they worked at a coffee shop in Chicago before temporarily relocating...
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    Illinois (/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River...
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    Tri-State tornado outbreak (category Tornadoes in Illinois)
    the tornado cut a swath almost 1 mi (1.6 km) wide through the city of Murphysboro, a thriving coal shipping center and railroad town of 10,000. The tornado...
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  • Carbondale and Murphysboro and the Chairman of the Jackson County Board and serve for five years on a staggered basis. Southern Illinois Airport covers...
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  • smoked tomato ancho-chili mayonnaise) 17th Street Bar and Grill Murphysboro, Illinois Award-winning barbecue (apple wood smoked), dry-rubbed pork ribs...
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  • Terri Bryant (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    industries, including owning a successful Bluebell Restaurant in Murphysboro, Illinois. She took office two weeks earlier than the majority of the 2015...
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    Lake Murphysboro State Park is an Illinois state park on 1,022 acres (414 ha) in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. "Lake Murphysboro State Park"...
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    to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of 170.44 miles (274.30 km). Illinois Route 4 starts at Illinois 13 and Illinois 127...
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    serving Murphysboro, Illinois. Built in 1888, the station was the largest on the Mobile and Ohio line between St. Louis, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois. The...
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  • Tammy (film) (category Films set in Illinois)
    for Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress respectively. In Murphysboro, Illinois, Tammy Banks strikes a deer on the way to her job at the fast food...
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  • L. Bruce Richmond (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    City, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Richmond studied at Southern Illinois University. He lived in Murphysboro, Illinois...
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  • Kerns Born Sandra Borgsmiller (1949-07-20) July 20, 1949 (age 74) Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1976-1993 Spouse Hubie Kerns...
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    Murphysboro Elks Lodge, also known as Murphysboro Event Center, is a historic meeting hall and former Elks lodge in Murphysboro, Illinois. The lodge was...
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    Big Muddy River (category Rivers of Illinois)
    Jackson County. The Big Muddy cuts through the Shawnee Hills south of Murphysboro near the confluence with its smaller tributary, Kinkaid Creek. There...
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    Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,563 and it contained 5...
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  • Olmsted, Illinois – $13,615 Murphysboro, Illinois – $13,527 Lenzburg, Illinois – $13,505 Creal Springs, Illinois – $13,483 Macomb, Illinois – $13,470...
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  • Jeff Keener (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    A. Logan Elementary School in Murphysboro, Illinois in 2008. After that, he became assistant principal at Murphysboro High School In 2010 and later was...
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  • County. It is 3.25 miles (5.23 km) due west of Murphysboro and 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of Illinois Route 149. It was moved when the courthouse and...
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  • early the next morning. In June 1942, The Daily Independent of Murphysboro, Illinois, claimed that the Chicago Daily News had broken a release date when...
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    Rudolph Zerses Gill (category People from Murphysboro, Illinois)
    reference] the Murphysboro Elks Lodge (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, NRHP-listed the Barth and Walker Building (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, the West Frankfort...
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  • attack. The Illinois State Historic Association placed a marker dedicated to the life of Big Twist on the Court House Lawn in Murphysboro, Illinois. The group...
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  • WINI (category Radio stations in Illinois)
    broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Murphysboro, Illinois, the station is owned by Southern Illinois Radio Group, and carries Westwood One's Good...
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    the Shawnee National Forest. This is accessible off Illinois Route 127 south of Murphysboro, Illinois. A small creek with a tiny watershed has carved an...
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  • was a co-founder and first director of the Women's Center in Carbondale, Illinois, one of the first shelters for women victims of domestic violence in the...
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