Multiple farmers used corn fields as canvasses to celebrate America’s semiquincentennial
The United States of America turned 250 on July 4, and many U.S. farmers used land to mark this special birthday.
At Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, Ill., for example, is where a 28-acre corn maze honors the U.S.
This maze includes many symbols people associate with America.
On the left, a bald eagle soars above the original American flag with its 13 stars situated in a circle.
The number 250 and fireworks separate the two sides of the maze.
The right side of the maze features USA and 1776. Below those are three (of the 56 total) signers of the Declaration of Independence.
“It’s a wonderfully detailed image,” George Richardson told the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. “I particularly love the eagle flying above the early American flag. I think it’s going to be really spectacular.”
The 30-acre corn maze at Valley Corn Maize in East Grand Forks, Minn., pays tribute to 250 years of America and the men and women who keep the country safe.
Surrounding “AMERICA 250” in the middle of the maze is multiple logos representing branches of the U.S. military.
The Space Force, Marine Corps, and Navy, are among the branches represented on the maze.
And in Salem, S.D., the Streff family dedicated almost five acres of land to a corn maze celebrating America’s 250th.
The maze includes “250 years” at the top.
Underneath that is the American flag, followed by Mount Rushmore.
And finally, “We the people,” the, first three words of the introductory statement of the U.S. Constitution, completes the maze.
“Our country does so much for us,” Andrew Streff told the Tri-State Neighbor. “It provides us with a safe space to live and work and play and worship, and that needs to be celebrated.”
The maze is scheduled to open to the public this fall. Proceeds from admissions will be donated to local park upgrades.
For more ties to American ag, check out Farms.com’s lists of ag innovations throughout 250 years.
The first list covered the 1770s to the 1860s. This time included the establishment of the USDA and the birth of a boy named John Deere.
The second list documents from the 1870s to the 1960s. These decades saw innovations like the modern grain silo and the first self-propelled combine.
And the third list went from the 1970s to the 2020s. These years included the discovery of glyphosate as a herbicide and the invention of the first yield monitor.