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  2. Stateville Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    Maximum. Capacity. 4,134. Opened. 1925. Managed by. Illinois Department of Corrections. Stateville Correctional Center ( SCC) is a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, Illinois, United States, near Chicago. [1] [2] It is a part of the Illinois Department of Corrections .

  3. A. H. Patch - Wikipedia

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    A. H. Patch. Asahel Huntington Patch (November 18, 1825 – January 29, 1909) was an inventor, and manufacturer from Hamilton, Massachusetts . In 1872, Patch patented his first pole-mounted corn sheller. It was featured in Scientific American magazine in 1872. According to an article in the Clarksville [Leaf Chronicle] dated July 17, 1966 ...

  4. Funk Farms - Wikipedia

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    In 1941, E.D. Funk Sr. established Funk Farms Trust. The Trust was formed to operate 3,000 acres of land and to feed approximately 6,000 head of cattle. Today, that land is owned by the descendants of E.D. Funk. [8] [9] [10] The Board of Trustees is composed of four cousins - all descendants of E.D. Funk. Today, Funk Farms has 3 cash crops ...

  5. List of plantations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The known plantations during the period of the Province of North Carolina (1712–1776) are listed in the table below. Built in 1729 (circa). /  35.61833°N 77.13722°W  / 35.61833; -77.13722  ( Belfont Plantation) /  34.06056°N 77.94639°W  / 34.06056; -77.94639  ( Orton Plantation) Built in 1735.

  6. Statesville, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .statesvillenc .net. Statesville is a city in and the county seat of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and it is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. [4] Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. [5] The population was 28,419 at the time of the 2020 census .

  7. Maize - Wikipedia

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    A primitive corn was being grown in southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America 7,000 years ago. Archaeological remains of early maize ears, found at Guila Naquitz Cave in the Oaxaca Valley, are roughly 6,250 years old; the oldest ears from caves near Tehuacan, Puebla, are 5,450 years old. [7]

  8. Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty named one of 10 ...

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    The North Liberty farm was recently included in the 2023 USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best Pumpkin Patch. Dean Colony, a third-generation farmer, grew up in North ...

  9. Field of Corn - Wikipedia

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    Field of Corn. Coordinates: 40°5′6″N 83°7′24″W. Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) is a publicly-funded art installation in the city of Dublin, Ohio. The installation consists of 109 concrete ears of corn positioned in rows and standing upright in a grassy field. At one end of the field are two rows of Osage-orange trees, one pre ...