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Building at Walnut Grove(?)
1900
Weathered building, possibly at Walnut Grove, the family farm of Cyrus McCormick. Walnut Grove was near Steele's Tavern, Virginia.
McCormick Family Farm
1885
Engraved illustration of "Walnut Grove," the "homestead of the McCormick family" in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Cyrus Hall McCormick developed the first successful mechanical reaper on this farm i...
First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment
1929
Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playing the part of Cyrus McCormick's slave, Jo...
First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment
1929
Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playing the part of Cyrus McCormick's slave, Jo...
Cyrus H. McCormick Marker at Walnut Grove
Stone marker at Walnut Grove. The inscription reads: "Cycrus H. McCormick — Inventor of the reaper. Was born on this farm, Feb. 15, 1809. Here he completed the first practical reaper in 1831." At b...
"Romance of the Reaper" Demonstration Scene
1930
Still from the feature length motion picuture "Romance of the Reaper" showing a recreation of the demonstration of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831 at Walnut Grove. The film was produced by the Int...
