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Corn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm
Corn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm
TitleCorn Crib on Lewis Bohrer Farm
Coverage / Year1874
DescriptionThis drawing of the Lewis Bohrer farm shows a corn crib in the upper right corner.
InterpretationThis farm of Lewis Bohrer in 1874 shows the general layout of McLean County farms in the late 1800s. The location of the corn crib in the back of the farm is for storage of corn ears.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History
Learning Standards15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.; ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / KeywordsMcLean County, Illinois; Corn cribs; Farms
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Further InformationFor any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statementhttp://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifiermch0256; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:15, p. 39
CONTENTdm file name314417732002_mch0256.jpg
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