McDonough County, Illinois

Ghost Town

Downtown Bushnell, about 1880

A walk around downtown

Bushnell, about 1880

Two railroads crossed in the middle of town. The wide streets on either side of the Burlington tracks are East Main and West Main. Hail Street and Hurst Street cross them where the stores and the depot stood.

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