Editing Bushnell, Illinois (section)

==History==
The town was founded in 1854 when the [[Northern Cross Railroad]] built a line through the area. [[Nehemiah Bushnell]] was the president of the railroad, and townspeople honored him by naming their community after him. The railroad later became part of the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]], which continues to operate through Bushnell under the name [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe]]. Bushnell was also served by the [[Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway]], now the [[Keokuk Junction Railway]]. [[Amtrak]] trains pass through the city but do not stop.

The Nagel Brothers of Bushnell were the first to invent a process of making rolled oats without having to steam the oats. Up until this time, the oats were first steamed to separate the groat from the hull. The patent for this new process was later sold to the [[Quaker Oats Company]].

Bushnell is home to a [[Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing|Vaughan & Bushnell]] hammer factory and to [[Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips]].