OSBORN.

Named after Fred Osborn, a long time resident and land owner of the locality. The village is not incorporated. It is situated in the southern part of Zuma Township, near Rock River and on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and near the old Cleve­ land ferry crossing. The postoffice, railroad depot and half a dozen houses constitute the village. At one time years ago the Sterling branch of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad had a bridge here across Rock River, the railroad line continuing to the Briar Bluff coal mines, but the bridge was afterwards removed to Barstow.

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