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| Title | Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900 |
| Coverage / Year | 1900 |
| Description | This is a map of McLean County railroads and grain elevators in 1900. |
| Interpretation | By 1900, railroads had extended to southern and southeast McLean County. In addition, every town in the county had a grain elevator because of the high emphasis on agriculture. |
| 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; Maps; Grain elevators; Railroads |
| 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 | mch0263; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:7, p. 45 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 8594517732002_mch0263.jpg |
