The Decline of the Rural Church
Charles Shuman>UIS Collection S>UIS Collection S, Segment 15
- CHURCH
- Mechanization caused the number of farms to decrease, so there were fewer people to attend church. The acquisition of Model T Fords by farm families mean they could attend not just the nearest church, but the one best suited to them. Many churches were abandoned in the 1920s and 1930s.
