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B. C. H, S.-E X 6160111 The Bakel house xxas bullt of lofs pl tstcred xx ltll oldlnlrx mud and serxed as taxeln grocelx coulthouse and clell. s othce untll a nexx court house xxas bullt The slte had been g1X6I1 the tentatlxe name ot Wash 1I1gL0ll but the state leglslature meetlng ln Vandalla ln DQCCITUJGI 1830 passed an act locatlng the countx seat fOl VlcDonough and glxlng thls county seat the name ot Macomb There has nex 91 been any attempt to have 1tS name changed Three coulthouses haxe been bullt at dlffel ent stxges ln Macomb s nlstoly all belng erected on th s lme locatlon xxhele the present one stands tod xy Contlacts for the present C0l,l1tllOllSQ were let IH 1868 Togethel xxlth lts furnlshlngs the plesent structure cost alound 51.10000 lhe plan tor the clty ol M xcomb vxa glx en by James Campbell plon eel storekeeper xx hose home xx 18 the second lllllldlflg elected ln Macomb The unusual llrangement oi the streets entellng the coulthouse square md the lest of the lay out ol the clty xx ere C0p19d dlrectly tl om the ground plan oi Mr Campbells home clty Fl mkfort ky Just aftel the fOLlHdlI1g' of the toxxn cxme the gre lt snoxx Por tlll e days and TllglltS the snoxx fell plllllg' up to f0lll teen feet on the lexel and ln drlfted places stlll deepel Some lllNt0I'lGS tell oi chlldlen 111 the lat 60 s xxalklng to school on top ot the lce 9flClLlSt8d snoxx ox 91 the tops ol fences Lducatlon ln Wlacomb began ln 1834 xx hen l one room one XNIIICIOXX log sc lool hou e xx as opened as 1 pllx ate school Elch pupll s tLlltlO1 cost l'ln'lllx IH 1899 Westeln Illlnols State Normal School noxx liYl0XXll as W estern Illlnols State College xx ls establlshed on 1 clmpus ot 'IDDIOXI matelv 70 acles on the edge of the cltx The college has prospered anl grovxn no numbellnff some 1 x00 students md sponsollng 1 Tlalnlng School for grade school puplls IH COHHQCLIOII Wltll the college teacher tldlll lng pl ogram In place of the one room schoolhouse XI1C0lHb noxx l'1s flu gl ll schools one DdI'0Clll21l one Jllllllll Hlgll School lnd a QGHIOI Illfrh Qchool Ill addltlon to the Tlalnlng Qchool at the college ls lff'lClllt fOl people ol tl ls rl accustomed to the plesent 7 mlles of paxed streets ln Nlacomb the electllc street llqllts and the ce ment sldexxalks to lS'lllZ6 the DllmltlXt C'Ul1ClltlOllS YXlllCh exlsted ln 18m xx hen Nlacomb xxas lI1COlD0l'lt9d l 1 cltx Candles Ol oll lamps x ele used lndoor xxhlle lanterns xxele callled xx hen people xx ele out on the stleet lt nlght The filst stl et llQ'l1Ts xxele gl tended hx men xxho xxellt 'lbr ut GHIIX IH the ex enlng to llght them and 122111 latel to GXt1llQ'lllNll them the stleets helng dalk flom Illldlllgllt on Lllltll the ple ert allnlgl f electllc llghts vxere lnstalled S s X C N l X , 2 - A. . K, ' gy, Zh, X -' . ' 2 2 . S Y K- ' Q - Y -Ulf, 1 . K. , .. 1 . - L. . - . - K . . I . , . 2 C - , . Lv , . si, 1, I I ' . . 1 Q I . , v Q ' . ' C A K ' , 2 Y ' v 1 xv 2 s 1 K. L. . K. v ' ' . fa , . L Y . K, I. , . A rf, ' Q ,, . . . , . , 4 2 's ' - ' 1 , - 9 . K. 2 K. .2 A A. , ' . ' ' A1 2 1 r X- K1 w' . ks y , Z D K' - . . V . . .. 1 ' 7. ' -. ' . , c , . ' ' ' 2 A 2 Q '. ' 'e . K. ' A , Y . ' . , i ' 'Av vf ' A ' , ' , - . K. . Q - s . ' A ,.,c 1 - , c ' , - lllS parents one dollar ln cash and three dollars IH merchandlse 01' produce. Y C LY, 1 -1 . K' C L. . , V s Y rss , '2. 5 - . 2 2 .' 2 ' .' - , xl U L ,- . . 4 . . c , - Q .' . 2 ' 23 ' H '1.r e .' . , ' ' , A ' 1 . 2 ' K ' ,. K ' It d' ' - ' l'.- av. 2 - s ' L3 ' . ' . ' ' 2 2s2 ' '. ' ' 6 ' S ' All . ' K . . I s .' - - . X V I. . Q 2 ' . ' 3 'e ' 5 ' ' as. ' L' ' ' 2 2 ' K' . v . 1 2 ' .v V' . J . L ' . . ' ' ' ' - S I . 1. 1
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Macomb ls now a CltX of 10112 11' 10 C111 Clll8CtOlX censusj and ex tends ONQI 'P 3 4 squa1e m1les Its l0CatlOll ln the centu or a xa t Talmldllil al ea w1th no larffe towns w1th1n a radlus of 30 40 m1les mal es 11: a natul ll hub of actn 1ty not only as a letdll and wholesale center but also as a gatheung place for men of all professlons lawyers doctols dentlsts op tometrlsts etc The number of fine stoles surroundlng the center coult house square IS constantly mcreaslng Macomb has achleved a reputatlon as a medlcal center Thele are two hospltals totahng 190 beds Othe1 1nst1tut1ons 6St3l7l1Sll6d ln 1890 and the other 111 1871 a pubhc l1bra1y 19 CllLl1Ch6S and three hotels totahnv 190 beds One of the hotels the largest lb communltx owned Rec1eat1on dC1llt19S lnclude 4 palks 6 plax glounds a countly club complete w 1th golf cou1se and Argvle Lake 1Jl0ICCt two m0XlHg plcture theaters and two bowllng alleys R3d1O Statlon WKAI of 9 0 watts was estabhshed 1n Macomb on July 4 1947 then wav all over Unlted States and IH some lnstances around the globe Macomb may well be proud of llel strateglc 1mpo1 tance to her state and to he1 natlon she IS one of the spokes ln a nnghty wheel The tale of her grow th and her expans1on can be many tlmes paralleled a ros these Umt ed States fo1 such p1oneer fortltude CIUZQIIJTISC and dow l'11'10l1t hfud w orl IS what has 1dlSed our natlon to 1ts great l1Clgl1tQ todfrv .9115 nel! In 1854 the town of Bushnell was la1d out w 1th the stleets runnlng parallel to the plOpOS9d s1te of the lallroad The town w as named Bush nell IH hono1 of Hon N Pushnell at that tlme presldent of the Northeln Cross R3.ll102ld the name by w h1ch the plesent Chlcago Burhngton and Qumcy 1a1lroad w as then known When the town wa lald out thele was nothmg on 1ts p1Op0S8d s1te but a large wolf pole a pole elected on the hlghest emlnence ln the nelghborhood where It could be seen bv the pfutles engaglng 1n the wolf hunt and to whlch all would tend meetmg IH one common center The countu was 1ust as w1ld as when created bv the author of the bnlx ersltx and upon the tldCkl9SS p1 alrles thele w as as much danger of belng lost as IH a dense fol est The hlgh school w as completed 1n 1817 w 1th a cost of S90 000 Sltuated ln the mldst of a splendxd countu lushnell has lmprox ed ln busmess and Increased ln populatlon and smce lt IS at the crossmg of 1... 4, ., T1 0 's o be f B L ll . ' , . ' . 0 wr' ' v ' . ., , ' . fa' U' . . ' ' ' K v . H - - 1 ' -. ' ' ' X A. ' V. S ' 1 1 . y . D l O 1 f . L. - K7 Q . . .L 7 1 - 4 ' -Y . - . 1 . 1 , 1 L , un K .h - K -1 vu, .SM ., K, - , . rl ' I ' x L1 L D l . , ' I . ' ' s, . .' 5 .f. ', . y 's 7 v . . ' 2. ' ' ' ' . 1 ' v - 1 . . L , , W. , . 1 , , W . - . I , . , . K7 , . l .Y Y ' Today products made in Macomb and those grown in this area, find I V ., W C 1 'Y ' r - . ' - 1 ' s 3-1 ' 1 ' 7 v , .0 . v . . V C 'S , A . - v, u K l ' , . . Y i v .bu K v y i S . Q c V . . cu . . h l ' , , . . I Y up . , V, v I br , , , u , ev , ' ' ' 7 , . .7 - ' w -' v U A L C V v - Y 1. v,, Ia 11 vu - ' 'v U ' 1 n .V nn s C n ' ' . I F 3 ' , Q ... , . ' ' ' w ' 1 v 7 . ' v ' L 1 K 1 1 1
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