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Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910

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Title
Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910
Coverage-Year
1910~
Description
The farmer's grain elevator sits in Cooksville in 1910.
Interpretation
If they could afford them, most farmers wanted grain elevators because they allowed for ease of storing and transfering grain. Often town elevators were built next to railroads to allow for easy filling of train cars.
Inscription
A Cooksville grain elevator about 1910. Structures like this were designed to store and transfer grain. (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  
  • Grain elevators  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Railroads  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0267
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:10, p. 47
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910
Coverage-Year1910~
DescriptionThe farmer's grain elevator sits in Cooksville in 1910.
InterpretationIf they could afford them, most farmers wanted grain elevators because they allowed for ease of storing and transfering grain. Often town elevators were built next to railroads to allow for easy filling of train cars.
InscriptionA Cooksville grain elevator about 1910. Structures like this were designed to store and transfer grain. (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  
  • Grain elevators  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Railroads  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0267
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:10, p. 47
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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