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Land Surveyor's Notes in McLean County

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Title
Land Surveyor's Notes in McLean County
Description
These notes from a federal land surveyor provide the earliest detailed record of McLean County land.
Interpretation
Most of the comments on this federal land survey about the prairie are favorable. The sections mentioned here were later detached from McLean and placed in newly formed Woodford County.
Inscription
Federal surveyor's notes provide the earliest detailed record of McLean County land. Most comments on prairie are favorable. The sections mentioned here were later detached from McLean and placed in newly formed Woodford County (McLean County Recorder of Deeds)
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
  • Surveying  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1820~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:9, p. 22
  • mch0232
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLand Surveyor's Notes in McLean County
DescriptionThese notes from a federal land surveyor provide the earliest detailed record of McLean County land.
InterpretationMost of the comments on this federal land survey about the prairie are favorable. The sections mentioned here were later detached from McLean and placed in newly formed Woodford County.
InscriptionFederal surveyor's notes provide the earliest detailed record of McLean County land. Most comments on prairie are favorable. The sections mentioned here were later detached from McLean and placed in newly formed Woodford County (McLean County Recorder of Deeds)
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
  • Surveying  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1820~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:9, p. 22
  • mch0232
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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