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Masthead from McLean County Anti-Monopolist


Title	Masthead from McLean County Anti-Monopolist
Coverage / Year	1873
Description	This masthead is from an anti-monopolist newspaper briefly published in Saybrook.
Interpretation	The railroads had not been in business long before many farmers came to regard them as enemies. This newspaper is an example of the farmers' anger.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History
Learning Standards	15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, 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 / Keywords	McLean County, Illinois; Mastheads; Farmers; Farming; Railroads; Newspapers
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
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Resource Identifier	mch0270; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:13, p. 49
CONTENTdm file name	8434717732002_mch0270.jpg