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Delaware Village in Federal Land Survey

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Title
Delaware Village in Federal Land Survey
Description
The Federal Land Surveyors recorded a Delaware village near the Mackinaw River. The area west of the village is where John Thompson planted his first crop in 1829.
Interpretation
McLean County was not first settled by whites until 1822, when they came for the fertile farm land. Corn would become a major crop of the early white settlers.
Inscription
The Federal Land surveyors recorded a Delaware village near the Mackinaw River. The area west of the village is the Native American cornfield where John Thompson planted his first crop in 1829. (McLean County Recorder of Deeds)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • 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
  • Measured drawings  
  • Maps  
  • Villages  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1830~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0207
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:8, p. 6
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleDelaware Village in Federal Land Survey
DescriptionThe Federal Land Surveyors recorded a Delaware village near the Mackinaw River. The area west of the village is where John Thompson planted his first crop in 1829.
InterpretationMcLean County was not first settled by whites until 1822, when they came for the fertile farm land. Corn would become a major crop of the early white settlers.
InscriptionThe Federal Land surveyors recorded a Delaware village near the Mackinaw River. The area west of the village is the Native American cornfield where John Thompson planted his first crop in 1829. (McLean County Recorder of Deeds)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • 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
  • Measured drawings  
  • Maps  
  • Villages  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1830~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0207
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:8, p. 6
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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