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T U C K E R V I L L E
By : Wilbert “Bucky” McCoy
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About a mile and a half west of Ashley Ill. at the inersection of 15 and 51 was Tuckerville Illinois.
Mainly because it was a setttlement of Tuckers.
Around 1930 some men from Marion, Illinois and the area bought busses and started the Egyption Bus Company.
It operated for several years and sold to Grey Hound. It finally folded and until recently there were stills signs of it,
but to the naked eye this day if you were familiar with the area you can pick out spots you recognize.
At one time their was a wye in the road at the intersection and a tavern was in the center, but to the north of the
intersection and a bit to the west was The Pyramid Bus Station.
Tuckerville was once listed on road maps. It was a very busy place.
The business structures was two stories high with sleeping rooms and a full time cafe below.
The garage was about twenty feet north of the main building.
I can still rmember a few that worked that are still alive today.
Some of which is Clyde Wilcox residing in Arizona, Emory Martin of Centralia, Bucky McCoy of Ashley,
Myrle McKenzie of Arkansas and a few other that slips my 88 year old mind.
The bus company furnished about eighty jobs..
Todays date is January 1 2007 and most of this is from my memory; so allow for some minor errors.
© 2007 Wayne Hinton
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