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Laying Tile About 1940

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Title
Laying Tile About 1940
Description
Workers lay drainage tile in a trench of a field about 1940.
Interpretation
The tile laid here are larger in size than those placed in 1880, but the process is the same. The vast underground network of tiles in McLean County greatly helped corn grow.
Inscription
Tile being laid about 1940. These tiles are larger in size but are placed in the ground exactly as they would have been in 1880. The hidden secret to McLean County corn growing is the vast underground network of these tile. (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
  • Drainage  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1940~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:4, p. 43
  • mch0260
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLaying Tile About 1940
DescriptionWorkers lay drainage tile in a trench of a field about 1940.
InterpretationThe tile laid here are larger in size than those placed in 1880, but the process is the same. The vast underground network of tiles in McLean County greatly helped corn grow.
InscriptionTile being laid about 1940. These tiles are larger in size but are placed in the ground exactly as they would have been in 1880. The hidden secret to McLean County corn growing is the vast underground network of these tile. (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
  • Drainage  
  • Tiles  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1940~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:4, p. 43
  • mch0260
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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