Aydolette barn and Thrashing Floor - Harrisburg, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 43.119 W 088° 33.105
16S E 363237 N 4175732
Pioneer family in Illinois with vanishing thrashing floor.
Waymark Code: WMK9EG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2014
Views: 2
County of marker: Saline County.
Location of marker: 1600 Feazel St., Harrisburg. Barn is to the right and about 75 yards behind the cabin.
Markers erected by: Saline County Historical Society & Saline County Tourism Bureau.
Marker text: AYDOLETTE BARN AND
THRASHING FLOOR
The Aydolette barn is a double-crib design, which includes a corncrib on the east end and a crib on the west end for housing stock. Before mechanization, wheat was cut with a scythe, shocked in the field, and then brought to the thrashing floor. The wheat grains were separated from the chaff on the thrashing floor then swept up and put in sacks. This may be the last thrashing floor remaining in the Midwest.
County: Saline County
Historical Society: Saline County Historical Society & Saline County Tourism Bureau
Dedication Date: unknown
Location: 1600 Feazel St., Pioneer Village, Harrisburg
Website: [Web Link]
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