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Arrowsmith once home to small hospital
“It is very seldom that a town of some 350 inhabitants can boast of an up-to-date hospital,” de...

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Blog

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Arrowsmith High School
Built in 1929, this building served as the Village of Arrowsmith’s high school until consolidat...

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McLean County Basketball Tournament Championship Game, Jan. 24, 1959
Gene Durham (22) of Saybrook-Arrowsmith High attempts a layup during the 1959 county tournament...

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Photo of the Week, 13: Tornado Season is Here
“Tornado Leaves Trail of Debris Strung Across Central Illinois" read the page 5 headline i...

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Farming in the Great Corn Belt

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1853 to 1899: Diversified Farming
From 1850 to 1900, the typical McLean County farmer made a living as a diversified farmer, grow...

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1946 to 2000: Livestock Consolidation
After WWII profits for those raising livestock began to decrease. As a result, so too did the n...

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Finding Aids

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Cornell School (Arrowsmith Township)
Cornell School (No. 113) was originally built in the 1860s.  Its location was moved and a new b...

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