Cyrus McCormick
Who was Cyrus McCormick?
“Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the first successful reaper and founded the harvesting machine industry. In July 1831, at 22 years of age, McCormick first demonstrated his invention publicly. This, the world’s first successful mechanical reaper, opened a new era in agriculture, an age of mechanization that changed life on the farm, altered American advertizing, and made it possible for millions of people to leave the land and enter an industrial society.”
Located in Steele’s Tavern, the McCormick Farm is conveniently located off I-81 exit 205. The park is open daily from 8:30am – 5pm and admission is free. There are picnic tables on site and plenty of room for the kids to run. They will particularly enjoy seeing the real working grist mill.
The Farm features a grist mill dating back to the 1800′s, blacksmith shop and museum, school room, smoke house and other items of interest from the period.
Grist Mill at the McCormick Farm
Blacksmith shop and museum
Map of McCormick Farm
Duck pond at the McCormick Farm
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i need to know exactly where he lived