Hunting & Foraging

Biographies

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Owen Lee Cheney (1846-1911) was a quixotic man in his quest for fame, fortune, and new experien...

Biography

Jane Frankeberger was born in Champaign County, Ohio on September 4, 1818 to Jesse and his seco...

Biography

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John L. Hendryx and John W. Dawson arrived in 1822. They were the first to stake claims for fed...

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The artifacts displayed here were excavated from the only known Mississippian village in McLean...

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Mississippians were very resourceful, transforming stone, wood, and bone into a variety of tool...

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Seven hundred years ago the Mississippian culture faded. The descendants of the Mississippians ...

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The Mississippian Tradition was one characterized by mound building, fortified towns, heavy re...

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McLean County was a wilderness when the first white settlers arrived. They left behind over far...

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