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| Title | Flat Bottom Drain Tile |
| Coverage / Year | c. 1865 |
| Description | This drain tile was made of clay and used for drainage of fields. It has a flat bottom and is 2-4 inches in diameter. |
| Interpretation | Early tiles had flat bottoms and were 2-4 inches in diameter, but they soon increased in size and had rounded bottoms to help drain fields. Tiles were mass produced in local factories. |
| 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; Tiles; Drainage; |
| 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 | mch0259; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:3, p. 42 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 8124417732002_mch0259.jpg |
