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Chris Suerdieck is the curator of the Mattoon History Center
Chris Suerdieck gives updates on recent events at the Mattoon History Center, which is in the basement of the Mattoon Public Library. He also shares fascinating details and information about the Big Dig that happened in 1914,when the "subway" was dug to accommodate north-south/east-west train traffic.
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