Family Cemetery for the 1917 Tornado Victims of Mattoon and Central Illinois

November 28 2008 Filed in: Abandoned/Decayed, Black and White, Illinois, Misc. Photos
Family Cemetery for the 1917 Tornado Victims of Mattoon and Central Illinois

This strange cemetery outside Mattoon, Illinois commemorates an entire family that was killed in the 1917 tornado, the second most destructive ever in Illinois history. It cut a swath through Coles County.

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Ashmore Estates - Ashmore, IL

February 7 2008 Filed in: Abandoned/Decayed, Black and White, Illinois, Misc. Photos
Ashmore Estates - Ashmore, IL

Old abandoned mental hospital in central IL. History of being very haunted. www.ashmoreestates.net for more information. Taken on a Holga with Ilford Delta 400 and a red 25 filter held over the lens.

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