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Planting Osage Orange

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Title
Planting Osage Orange
Description
Farmers planted Osage orange on the large Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County.
Interpretation
Osage orange was used for hedging the fields and often took the place of fencing. Seeds for Osage orange were brought up from Texas in the early 1800s, and by 1840 it was a thriving nursery business in Illinois.
Inscription
Planting Osage orange on huge Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County. (Harpers)
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
  • Fencing  
  • Hedges (Plants)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1860~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:18, p. 12
  • mch0218
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePlanting Osage Orange
DescriptionFarmers planted Osage orange on the large Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County.
InterpretationOsage orange was used for hedging the fields and often took the place of fencing. Seeds for Osage orange were brought up from Texas in the early 1800s, and by 1840 it was a thriving nursery business in Illinois.
InscriptionPlanting Osage orange on huge Sibley Farms in neighboring Ford County. (Harpers)
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
  • Fencing  
  • Hedges (Plants)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1860~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:18, p. 12
  • mch0218
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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