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Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875

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Descriptive Information

Title
Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875
Coverage-Year
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Steam engines  
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad locomotives  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0264
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:7a, p. 46
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleSteam Engine in McLean County about 1875
Coverage-Year1875~
DescriptionA steam engine in McLean County about 1875.
InterpretationWith the prominence of railroads in McLean County in the late 1800s, farmers had easier means of transporting grain outside of the county.
InscriptionSteam engine in McLean County about 1875. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Steam engines  
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad locomotives  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0264
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:7a, p. 46
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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