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McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop

Steele's Tavern, Virginia
County of Rockbridge.
South of Staunton at Walnut Grove
National Register Number: 66000846
 Resource type: District.
Property type: Farm/Ranch.
Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: Museum and experimental farms.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - July 19, 1964):
Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884), inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist, lived and worked here. McCormick's invention of the mechanical reaper in 1834 helped revolutionize agriculture. Both his workshop and farmhouse have been preserved.


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