Cheneyville
Cheneyville was founded in 1871 just 3 miles east of the Illinois/Indiana border Named for JH Cheney Vice President of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad After several iterations, the railroad still exists as the Kankakee Beaverville and Southern KBS terminates at Cheneyville going west -- goes north to Kankakee, south to Danville, and east to Lafayette, Indiana The primary function of the town initially was the grain elevator located along the railroad System Map: Lake Erie and Western Railroad Apparently things went well for Cheneyville, a telephone system installed in 1888 had to be expanded due to demand Elevator stood for decades, razed in 2019 Bridge over the North Fork outside of Cheneyville Very same bridge photographed by Bill on his 2011 ride to Virginia Southbound approaching 'downtown' Cheneyville Established in 1891 and still going Break time here and a little exploration of the grounds 2