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Carbondale, city, Jackson county, southern Illinois, U.S. It is situated at the northern edge of the Illinois Ozarks, about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1852 by Daniel Brush, a mill owner from nearby Murphysboro, in anticipation of the arrival of the Illinois Central Railroad (which reached the city in 1854) and named for the local coalfields, it developed as a mining and agricultural centre. Carbondale’s growth was spurred by the opening in 1869 of a normal school (renamed Southern Illinois University in 1947). The university provides the basis for Carbondale’s economy, and the city is a regional trade, tourism, and education centre. The university’s campus features Shryock Auditorium (1918) and a museum. Carbondale was the home of General John A. Logan, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was the site of one of the first remembrances of Memorial (Decoration) Day (April 29, 1866); a stone in Woodlawn Cemetery commemorates the occasion. John A. Logan (community) College (1967) is in nearby Carterville. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Shawnee National Forest, and Giant City and Lake Murphysboro state parks are nearby. Inc. town, 1856; city, 1873. Pop. (2000) 20,681; (2010) 25,902.

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