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Dennis Kenyon Farmstead in 1874

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Title
Dennis Kenyon Farmstead in 1874
Description
This sketch of the Dennis Kenyon farm appeared in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County.
Interpretation
The stock farm and residence of Dennis Kenyon in Mount Hope Township illustrates the geographic layout of farms in the late 1800s. The cabin in the back, was first built as shelter when the family settled the land and it eventually served a secondary role.
Inscription
The Dennis Kenyon homestead as it appeard in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County. Note the log cabin whcih survives in a clearly secondary role. (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
  • Sketches  
  • Homesteading  
  • Fences  
  • Farms  
  • Cabins  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1874
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:14, p. 27
  • mch0237
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleDennis Kenyon Farmstead in 1874
DescriptionThis sketch of the Dennis Kenyon farm appeared in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County.
InterpretationThe stock farm and residence of Dennis Kenyon in Mount Hope Township illustrates the geographic layout of farms in the late 1800s. The cabin in the back, was first built as shelter when the family settled the land and it eventually served a secondary role.
InscriptionThe Dennis Kenyon homestead as it appeard in the 1874 Atlas of McLean County. Note the log cabin whcih survives in a clearly secondary role. (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
  • Sketches  
  • Homesteading  
  • Fences  
  • Farms  
  • Cabins  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1874
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:14, p. 27
  • mch0237
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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