There used to be a lot of small towns in the area that have vanished with the trains and the growth of automobile use. Reed Station was located where Reed Station Road intersects with Highway 13 east of Carbondale, while Mount Carbon was located at the intersection of Old Highway 13 and Highway 127. Texas Junction and Carbon Lake were both located just outside Murphysboro and were absorbed as the town grew. The junction where the Ava Blacktop splits off Northbound 127, where the recently opened Southpaw Bar and Grill is? That used to be Harrison. And of course, anyone driving south on 127 will see the sign for Etherton, now just a collection of houses adjacent to the abandoned railroad bed.
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