Washing Sheep
Rolland Stone>UIS Collection S>UIS Collection S, Segment 23
- LIVESTOCK
- In 1850, Rolland's grandfather took his sheep into Sangamon Town to wash them before shearing, evidently the practice back then. They rented rails from the saw mill and made a pen on the sloping hill down to the river. They caught each sheep and threw it into the shallow water and washed it.
