Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . of Macomb. The town was laid out alongthe line of the Chicago, Burlington & QuincyRailroad, which at that time had been tract was divided into forty-eight blocks oftwelve lots each, the blocks being 360 feetsquare. Two streets were laid out, each sev-enty feet wide and running parallel on eitherside of the railroad, all the other thorough-fares being sixty feet in width. The first pub-lic sale of lots was held in May, 1854; aboutseventy lots tnen being sold at from $30 to$120 each. The city was named in honor of Hon. Nehe-miah Bushnell, who
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . of Macomb. The town was laid out alongthe line of the Chicago, Burlington & QuincyRailroad, which at that time had been tract was divided into forty-eight blocks oftwelve lots each, the blocks being 360 feetsquare. Two streets were laid out, each sev-enty feet wide and running parallel on eitherside of the railroad, all the other thorough-fares being sixty feet in width. The first pub-lic sale of lots was held in May, 1854; aboutseventy lots tnen being sold at from $30 to$120 each. The city was named in honor of Hon. Nehe-miah Bushnell, who was at that time Presidentof the Northern Cross Railroad. The city isnow a railroad center, at the junction of threerailroad lines—two branches of the & Quincy (main line and Rock Is-land Branch), and Toledo, Peoria & has always been noted for its enter-prise and business push. In brief, the presentleading business features of the city are; Anopera house, three banks, three book and paper. First National Bank, Bushnell IISTORV OF .McLX)X()L(;iI CorXTV 677 stores, one carpenter sho]). two notion stores,oneshoeshop, three furniture stores, one under-talvcr. three tailor shops, two harness shops, twohardware shops, one grain buying concern, twoclothing stores, one florist establishment, twomeat marliets, two carriage factories, one bi-cycle factory, two i)hotograpn establishments,an electric light and iiower jilant, two pumpmanufacturers, one Telephone Central office,one bottling store, three general dry-goodsstores, three millinery stores, three agriculturalstores, four jewelry stores, two lumber yards,five groceries, one produce dealer, one coaldealer, four drug stores, two bakeries, eightrestaurants, two newspapers, a City Club, eightcigar-makers, one feed mill, one poultry store,one tinners shop, two boot and shoe stores,one tank manufactory, one laundry, six black-smith shops, one livery barn, two hotels, oneplumber shop, two dentist offi
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