Murphysboro
a city of Illinois, the county-seat of Jackson co., 87 miles S. E. of St. Louis, Mo. It is situated on the Big Muddy river and on the Illinois Central, the Mobile and Ohio, and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern railroads. It contains the St. Andrew's Hospital and an excellent high school.
The city is the center of important agricultural and mining industries. There are railroad shops and manufactories of flour, lumber, shoes, bricks, etc. The city has the commission form of government. Pop. (1910) 7,485; (1920) 10,703.