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Title
Rail Corn Crib
Description
Rail corn cribs like this one, photographed about 1910, were popular forms of early pioneer corn storage.
Interpretation
Pioneers needed some place to store extra corn so they could feed their livestock. Rail cribs were the most common.
Inscription
Rail cribs were the most common form of pioneer corn storage. This one was still in use when photographed about 1910. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
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
  • Storage facilities  
  • Corn cribs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1910
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:12, p. 8
  • mch0212
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleRail Corn Crib
DescriptionRail corn cribs like this one, photographed about 1910, were popular forms of early pioneer corn storage.
InterpretationPioneers needed some place to store extra corn so they could feed their livestock. Rail cribs were the most common.
InscriptionRail cribs were the most common form of pioneer corn storage. This one was still in use when photographed about 1910. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
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
  • Storage facilities  
  • Corn cribs  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1910
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:12, p. 8
  • mch0212
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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