martes, 3 de febrero de 2015

Bussey, Iowa

Bussey is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States. The population was 422 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Bussey is located at 41°12′19″N 92°53′7″W (41.205164, -92.885341).
The local High School is Twin Cedars HS which used to be called Twin Oaks HS and before that Twin Sycamores HS, and Twin Palm Trees HS.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all of it land.
History
Jesse Bussey, originally from Greene County, Pennsylvania, bought the land for the town of Bussey in 1867. He laid out the town of Bussey on the line of the Albia, Knoxville and Des Moines Railroad in 1875, the same year the line was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Mr Bussey went into the lumber and grain business there. By 1880, the population was close to 100, with four general merchandise stores and one drug store. The town was incorporated in 1895. There...

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