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Title
Concrete Block Barn
Description
This concrete block barn was built around 1900.
Interpretation
Plentiful harvests allowed farmers to afford more expensive building materials near the turn of the century, such as concrete block. This barn is a result of prosperous times.
Inscription
Barns, too, were constructed of concrete block. (W.Walters)
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
  • Construction  
  • Barns  
  • Concrete  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1900
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:16, p. 70
  • mch0298
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleConcrete Block Barn
DescriptionThis concrete block barn was built around 1900.
InterpretationPlentiful harvests allowed farmers to afford more expensive building materials near the turn of the century, such as concrete block. This barn is a result of prosperous times.
InscriptionBarns, too, were constructed of concrete block. (W.Walters)
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
  • Construction  
  • Barns  
  • Concrete  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1900
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:16, p. 70
  • mch0298
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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