Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

c. 1875

Description

A steam engine in McLean County about 1875.

Interpretation

With the prominence of railroads in McLean County in the late 1800s, farmers had easier means of transporting grain outside of the county.

Inscription

Steam engine in McLean County about 1875. (MCHS)

Lesson Plans / Themes

Learning Standards

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

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875
Coverage / Year	c. 1875
Description	A steam engine in McLean County about 1875.
Interpretation	With the prominence of railroads in McLean County in the late 1800s, farmers had easier means of transporting grain outside of the county.
Inscription	Steam engine in McLean County about 1875. (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	Railroad locomotives Railroads Steam engines McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:7a, p. 46 mch0264
Date Created	7-18-00

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