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Pana

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a city of Christian county, Illinois, U.S.A., in the central part of the state. Pop. (1900) 553 0 (7 2 7 being foreignborn); (1910) 6055. It is served by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railways. It is in the Illinois coal region, and coal-mining is the most important industry; the city is also a shipping point for hay and grain grown in the vicinity. Pana was incorporated in 18J7, and was reincorporated in 1877. Its name is said to be a corrupted form of "Pani" (Pawnee), the name of a tribe of Indians.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pana'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/pana.html. 1910.
 
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