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Display of Corn and Signs
Display of Corn and Signs
TitleDisplay of Corn and Signs
Coverage / Yearc. 1940
DescriptionThis display of corn and McLean County's growing methods informs visitors of the many techniques used by farmers.
InterpretationDuring annual corn festivals, many exhibits showed what and how farmers were bringing in their crops.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History; Celebrations and Festivals
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; Fertilizer industry; Signs (Notices);
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
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Resource Identifiermch0326; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL; Image does not appear in book.
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