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McLean County: The Early Days

McLean County: The Early Days

McLean County's rich history goes back to the Ice Age nearly 20,000 years ago. A new WTVP documentary examines the county's past on topics of the origin of its productive soil, early Native American populations, the first European settlers, the role of railroads, one room schoolhouses, early higher education, political leaders, racial discrimination and ending with the Bloomington fire of 1900.

McLean County: The Early Days is a local public television program presented by WTVP

McLean County: The Early Days

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Special | 29m 40s | A new documentary recalls the early days of McLean County from prehistoric times to 1900. (29m 40s)

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