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Benton (City of Illinois the county)

a city of Illinois, the county- gan by a ship canal, has an excellent harseat of Franklin co. It is on the Illinois Central, the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads. There are important industries, including the manufacture of stoves. There are also extensive coal mines in the neighborhood. Pop. (1910) 2,675; (1920) 7,201.