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Cissna Park - Illinois
Iroquois County. Photo © Mark Visser |
Area Information
Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County. Illinois Route 49 passes through the village, leading north 16 miles (26 km) to Crescent City and south 7 miles (11 km) to Rankin.
By 1880-81 the need for a town, and a railroad to haul livestock, grain and freight became evident. Mr. Wm. Cissna owned many acres in this vicinity. He was engaged in farming and livestock raising on what is now the Wm. Farney home, just south of town.
He, with Messrs. Wm. Clayton, Wm Goodwine and J.B. Wilson went to see about getting a branch railroad to connect with the main C.E. and I railroad. They succeeded in getting this branch of eleven miles. Work was begun at once and the completion was celebrated by the driving of a spike by Messrs. Cissna and Clayton near the end of 1881.
Mr. Enoch Hinckley was the first agent. The railroad prospered greatly in these early years and was soon carrying loads of livestock, grain, and other freight. The train was nicknamed the "Backup." It went in and out twice a day, going as far as Hoopeston.
In the ten years from 1881-1891 enough people had located in Cissna Park to make incorporation possible. The village of Cissna Park was incorporated in 1891. The first president of the village board was George Songer.
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