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1. Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois Map of timber landscape in McLean County, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Logs; Prairies; Forests; Before McLean County was settled by whites in 1822, eleven percent of McLean County was timber and the remainder was tall prairie grass, as shown in this map.
2. Land Surveyor's Notes in McLean County Land Surveyor's Notes in McLean County McLean County, Illinois; Surveying; These notes from a federal land surveyor provide the earliest detailed record of McLean County land.
3. Asahel Gridley, businessman, McLean County, Illinois Asahel Gridley, businessman, McLean County, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Millionaires; Farming; Gridley, Asahel; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Farmers Asahel Gridley, McLean County's first millionaire, had much to say about early farming. Gridley is recognized as one of the first citizens to arrive in Bloomington, Illinois. He arrived there in 1831 and...
4. Map, McLean County Railroads in 1860 Map, McLean County Railroads in 1860 McLean County, Illinois; Railroads; Maps; Townships This map shows the path of railroads through McLean County in 1860.
5. Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875 Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875 McLean County, Illinois; Steam engines; Railroads; Railroad locomotives; A steam engine in McLean County about 1875.
6. Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900 Map, McLean County Railroads in 1900 McLean County, Illinois; Maps; Grain elevators; Railroads This is a map of McLean County railroads and grain elevators in 1900.
7. McLean Bicyclists McLean Bicyclists McLean County, Illinois; Recreation; Cycling; Three young women from McLean, Illinois, are shown with their bicycles.
8. Kickapoo Grand Village Monument Kickapoo Grand Village Monument McLean County, Illinois; Kickapoo Nation; Monuments & memorials; Indians of North America; A historical marker was placed at the site of the Grand Village of the Kickapoo in Ellsworth, Illinois, by the McLean County Historical Society in 1905.
9. The Heart of the Cornbelt book cover The Heart of the Cornbelt book cover McLean County, Illinois; Books; Book covers; Farming; Farmers; Corn; Frontier & pioneer life; This cover from The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County by William D. Walters Jr. covers corn farming from Native Americans to present.
10. Land Warrant Land Warrant McLean County, Illinois; Land; Richard Baldridge used land warrants, similar to this title, to purchase his McLean County farm.
11. Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm McLean County, Illinois; Ox teams; Farms; Plows Oxen, like this team on a turn-of-the-century McLean County farm, were slower than horses but more suited to heavy tasks like prairie breaking.
12. Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut) Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut) McLean County, Illinois; Kansas; Kickapoo Nation; Dwellings; Indians of North America; After leaving McLean County, the Kickapoo fled westward. This dwelling was photographed in Brown County, Kansas, about 1906.
13. Isaac Funk Isaac Funk McLean County, Illinois; Frontier & pioneer life; Agriculture; Funk, Isaac, 1797-1865; Politicians Isaac Funk, an early settler of McLean County, played a large role in agriculture. He was also a member of the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1840 and a member of the Illinois State Senate...
14. Illinois Central Railroad, Construction Illinois Central Railroad, Construction McLean County, Illinois; railroads; Railroad construction & maintenance; The construction of three railroads in the 1850s, including this picture of the Illinois Central Railroad, altered the relationship of the corn farm with the world outside McLean County, Illinois.
15. Plowing, about 1917 Plowing, about 1917 McLean County, Illinois; Plowing; Horses; A team of horses plows sod in McLean County about 1917.
16. Husking Corn By Hand Husking Corn By Hand McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Employees; Migrant agricultural laborers; A migrant worker husks corn by hand in a cornfield in McLean County about 1910.
17. Naffziger Round Tile Barn Naffziger Round Tile Barn McLean County, Illinois; Tiles; Silos; Cattle; Barns; This circular tile sided barn was built by William Naffziger in 1916 in Mount Hope Township, McLean County.
18. Life Magazine Illustration of McLean County Hogs Life Magazine Illustration of McLean County Hogs McLean County, Illinois; Swine; Life Magazine; Corn; Livestock; The caption from this Life Magazine photo of McLean County hogs reads, "Fat-sated hogs on Illinois farm wallow in thick carpet of shelled corn. Farmers prefer to waste corn on livestock rather than sell...
19. Single Row Corn Picker about 1935 Single Row Corn Picker about 1935 McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Harvesting machinery; A single row corn picker machine helps harvest the crop in a McLean County field about 1935.
20. Spraying before planting Spraying before planting McLean County, Illinois; Herbicides; Farming; Farmers McLean County Farm Service uses machinery to spray herbicide on land farmed by Murphy Farms in the spring of 1995.
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