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History · Bushnell

Bushnell’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bushnell. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Bushnell was founded in 1867. The village is named after Cornelius Scranton Bushnell, a major figure in the development of the ironclads during the Civil War.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today30 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bushnell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bushnell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct in Bushnell, 5.9 miles away.

Bushnell and the nearest listed places

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Maginnis Irrigation AqueductPine Bluffs High SchoolFraternal HallGridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins FarmsteadKimball County CourthouseWheat Growers Hotel

Closest to Bushnell

Maginnis Irrigation AqueductBushnell · Structure5.9miPine Bluffs High SchoolPine Bluffs · Built 19299.9miFraternal HallKimball · Building11.8miGridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins FarmsteadKimball · Building11.8miKimball County CourthouseKimball · Building11.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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