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Title
Corn Markers Description  
Coverage-Year
1880~
Description
A printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.  
Interpretation
Corn markers were used to mark where corn should be planted, so that stalks were not so close together that they would smother each other but not too far apart that they would waste land space.  
Inscription
corn markers  
Lesson Plans / Themes
How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
Source
Extra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Sketches  
  • Runners  
  • Corn markers  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0393 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives  
Date Created
37410
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleCorn Markers Description  
Coverage-Year1880~
DescriptionA printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.  
InterpretationCorn markers were used to mark where corn should be planted, so that stalks were not so close together that they would smother each other but not too far apart that they would waste land space.  
Inscriptioncorn markers  
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • LaBounty, Bill  
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
SourceExtra images from 'Just Corn: The Amaizing Story', museum exhibit, 1997  
Subject / Keywords
  • Sketches  
  • Runners  
  • Corn markers  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0393 - Digital Images Master CD - museum archives  
Date Created37410
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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