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| Title | Dorland's Saw Mill and Tile Factory |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1887 |
| Description | This drawing shows the residence, sawmill, and tile factory of Joseph Dorland in Randolph Township. |
| Interpretation | The steam engine for this small tile factory did double duty by serving the tile factory in the summer and the sawmill in the winter. The downdraft kilns were used for firing the tile. |
| 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-
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| 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; Steam engines; Tiles; Drainage; Kilns |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For 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 Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0262; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:6, p. 44 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 5934517732002_mch0262.jpg |
