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1874 Five County History
The town of Thompsonville is located on the ICRR near the center of the township and has a population of about 800. The town was founded by Richard Thompson when the railroad was built in 1878. "Dick" Thompson, as he was familiarly called, bought tobacco at this point for a long while. Bowman Bros, was a leading firm that did considerable business in Thompsonville. Perhaps the oldest business in Thompsonville now is the drug store of J J Bundy. The store of Burns & Co is one of the largest department stores in Southern Illinois. The lumber yard is managed by Wm McCreery, a scion of the original McCreery stock.
Thompsonville has a bank and an excellent bank building and can boast of a very fine school building.
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