There was a plant in [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]] under construction in 1921{{cite news |newspaper=Commercial and Financial Chronicle |volume=112 |issue=2922 |date=25 June 1921 |title=Johns-Manville Co. - New Plant |page=2754 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_commercial-and-financial-chronicle_1921-06-25_112_2922/page/2754/mode/1up?q=%22johns%20manville%22}}{{cite news |newspaper=Commercial and Financial Chronicle |volume=108 |issue=2795 |date=18 January 1919 |title=Johns Manville Co. - Acquisition |page=273 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_commercial-and-financial-chronicle_1919-01-18_108_2795/page/273/mode/1up?q=%22johns%20manville%22}} and in operation until 1998 leaving behind significant contamination.{{cite web |url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0500197 |title=Superfund Site: Johns-Manville Corp. - Waukegan, Illinois - Cleanup Activities}}
There was a plant in [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]] under construction in 1921{{cite news |newspaper=Commercial and Financial Chronicle |volume=112 |issue=2922 |date=25 June 1921 |title=Johns-Manville Co. - New Plant |page=2754 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_commercial-and-financial-chronicle_1921-06-25_112_2922/page/2754/mode/1up?q=%22johns%20manville%22}}{{cite news |newspaper=Commercial and Financial Chronicle |volume=108 |issue=2795 |date=18 January 1919 |title=Johns Manville Co. - Acquisition |page=273 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_commercial-and-financial-chronicle_1919-01-18_108_2795/page/273/mode/1up?q=%22johns%20manville%22}} and in operation until 1998 leaving behind significant contamination.{{cite web |url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0500197 |title=Superfund Site: Johns-Manville Corp. - Waukegan, Illinois - Cleanup Activities}}
About $30,000,000 were invested in the plant. There were efforts to officially name the company town north of Waukegan of 5,000 employees ''Asbestos City''.{{cite news |newspaper=Asbestos |volume=4 |issue=8 |date=February 1923 |title=News of the Industry |page=43 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_asbestos_1923-02_4_8/page/n44/mode/1up?q=%22Waukegan%22}} By September 1923 the plant was in full operation.{{cite news |newspaper=Asbestos |volume=5 |issue=2 |date=August 1923 |title=News of the Industry |page=42 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_asbestos_1923-08_5_2/page/n43/mode/1up?q=%22Waukegan%22}}
About $30,000,000 were invested in the plant. There were efforts to officially name the company town of 5,000 employees north of Waukegan ''Asbestos City''.{{cite news |newspaper=Asbestos |volume=4 |issue=8 |date=February 1923 |title=News of the Industry |page=43 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_asbestos_1923-02_4_8/page/n44/mode/1up?q=%22Waukegan%22}} By September 1923 the plant was in full operation.{{cite news |newspaper=Asbestos |volume=5 |issue=2 |date=August 1923 |title=News of the Industry |page=42 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_asbestos_1923-08_5_2/page/n43/mode/1up?q=%22Waukegan%22}}
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