Black Diamonds on the Prairie - Episode 1: Gillespie
This first episode scratches the surface of soccer history in Gillespie, Illinois, one of the major hotbeds of midwest soccer in the early 20th century.
- Length
4:08
- Category
Commnunities
- Decade
1900s
- Tags Coal Mining
Description
This is Soccer History Lives Here’s introductory episode for soccer history in the coal mining communities of the midwest. We are calling this coal field specific series, “Black Diamonds on the Prairie,” and we’ll be highlighting communities from A to Z (Athens to Zeigler!).
This first episode scratches the surface of soccer history in Gillespie, Illinois, one of the major hotbeds of midwest soccer in the early 20th century.
Historic Details
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Credits
Black Diamonds on the Prairie - Episode 1: Gillespie
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