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Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910

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Title
Cooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 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
  • 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
  • Railroads  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Grain elevators  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1910~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:10, p. 47
  • mch0267
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCooksville, Illinois, Grain Elevator about 1910
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
  • 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
  • Railroads  
  • Storage facilities  
  • Grain elevators  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1910~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:10, p. 47
  • mch0267
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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