Lumaghi Heights, Illinois

Lumaghi Heights, Illinois
Lumaghi Heights is located in Illinois
Lumaghi Heights
Lumaghi Heights
Lumaghi Heights is located in the United States
Lumaghi Heights
Lumaghi Heights
Coordinates: 38°40′13″N 89°56′52″W / 38.67028°N 89.94778°W / 38.67028; -89.94778
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID412743[1]

Lumaghi Heights is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States.[1][2] It is located 2.4 miles east of the city of Collinsville.

History

The community was named after Octavius Lumaghi, a doctor who owned smelting companies and coal mines in present-day Collinsville. Born in Italy, he got his education at the University of Milan and moved to St. Louis in 1850.[3] He developed the Lumaghi Coal and Mining Company of St. Louis, which started its developments in 1871. The company thrived while in business, and its last mine ceased operations in 1964.[3][4]

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