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Corn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm

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Title
Corn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm
Description
This drawing of the Lewis Bohrer farm shows a corn crib in the upper right corner.
Interpretation
This farm of Lewis Bohrer in 1874 shows the general layout of McLean County farms in the late 1800s. The location of the corn crib in the back of the farm is for storage of corn ears.
Inscription
Corncrib on the Lewis Bohrer farm shown in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Farms  
  • Corn cribs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1874
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:15, p. 39
  • mch0256
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCorn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm
DescriptionThis drawing of the Lewis Bohrer farm shows a corn crib in the upper right corner.
InterpretationThis farm of Lewis Bohrer in 1874 shows the general layout of McLean County farms in the late 1800s. The location of the corn crib in the back of the farm is for storage of corn ears.
InscriptionCorncrib on the Lewis Bohrer farm shown in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Farms  
  • Corn cribs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1874
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:15, p. 39
  • mch0256
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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