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McCormick Farm and Workshop

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

United States of America (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 05/09/1990
Criteria: (vi)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
National Park Service, U.S.Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240
Coordinates:
Virginia . Lat. 37°40' N.; Long. 79°35' W.
Ref.: 748

Description

McCormick Farm and Workshop, Virginia. Of the inventions that revolutionized agriculture during the first

half of the 19th century, the mechanical reaper (1834), was probably the most important. The well-preserved farmhouse and workshop of Cyrus McCormick, its inventor, are included within this property.