For those who wish to explore the roots of this country, visiting a group of destinations that showcase the role of agriculture yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be a good idea. JohnDeere, a blacksmith from Vermont in 1836, set up a shop in Grand Detour, Ill., a small Rock River Town. Convinced the sticky Midwestern soil required a special kind of plow, he forged one in 1837. The company that bears his name grew in popularity and so did the self polishing plow that he had created. Today, visitors to the JohnDeere Historic Site can watch a blacksmith at work in a replica of the...
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