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Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois

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Title
Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois
Description
Before McLean County was settled by whites in 1822, eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder was tall prairie grass, as shown in this map.
Interpretation
This map shows the landscape of McLean County before whites interacted with the environment. The prairie and timber were often foresaken for farmland.
Inscription
Before settlement eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder tall grass prairie. (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
  • Forests  
  • Prairies  
  • Logs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1820~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:1, p. 17
  • mch0224
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleMap of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois
DescriptionBefore McLean County was settled by whites in 1822, eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder was tall prairie grass, as shown in this map.
InterpretationThis map shows the landscape of McLean County before whites interacted with the environment. The prairie and timber were often foresaken for farmland.
InscriptionBefore settlement eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder tall grass prairie. (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
  • Forests  
  • Prairies  
  • Logs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1820~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:1, p. 17
  • mch0224
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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