By MOLLY PARKER The Southern Illinoisan Numerous World War II radios are on display in a wing of the Veterans Depot Museum in West Frankfort, Ill., on Dec. 17, 2020. MOLLY PARKER, SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) â In this Franklin County town sits an unassuming museum packed with memorabilia from the region's men and women who served their country in conflicts dating back to the Civil War. It is located inside an old train depot off Main Street, a few feet from the tracks that once hauled commuters and loads of coal mined from the county's belly to places across the nation.