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January 1939. "Post office. Colp, Williamson County, Illinois." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Population 225 according to the 2010 census. (Maybe down a bit by now.) This berg covers a total area of 0.13 square miles encompassing 103 households.
Post Office digs have improved.
Williamson County has a very interesting and violent history. I recommend "Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness" by Paul M. Angle. Coal miners, scabs, Pinkertons, farmers, bootleggers, and the Klan made for an explosive mixture.
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