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Map of southeastern Illinois showing the location of West Salem and the other cities where damage was sustained from the earthquake.
A porch collapsed due to bricks falling off of the chimney of a house on W. Church and S. West St. in West Salem, Illinois.
Close-up showing the collapsed chimney of a house on W. Church and S. West St. in West Salem, Illinois.
Close-up of the damage to a porch caused by a chimney collapsing on a house on W. Church and S. West St., West Salem, Illinois.
Mortar damage to a yellow brick house on S. Prairie and W. South St., in West Salem, Illinois.

 

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