A quoin brick may be a stretcher, a three-quarter bat, or a header. Sunfield is north of Du Quoin. It is built of coursed rubble with [[Quoin (architecture)|quoins]] and [[slate]] roofs. Ferguson was born near Du Quoin, Illinois in 1846. A wrench or quoin key forces them together. Each hollow quoin weighed 2 tons. It was celebrated as far north as Freeport and as far south as Du Quoin. The next course up will begin with a quoin header. Kyle Elihu Onstott was born on January 12, 1887, in Du Quoin, Illinois. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Du Quoin. Service began at Gilman on October 26, 1986 and Du Quoin on August 25, 1989. The city of Du Quoin is located in the southeastern portion of Perry County, Illinois. Du Quoin is located at (38.0068, -89.2349). Gunner's Quoin is near Ile Plate, also called "Flat Island". The current building still has a quoin, which was probably a re-cycled Anglo-Saxon cross shaft.