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| Wesley Peters posted Elevator Row, New England, ND, c. 1914. At the time there were seven grain elevators in the city. Identification- Right to Left. Western Grian Co.- Headhouse built before 1912. An annex was built sometime before the 1930's on the NW side of the headhouse. Extant. Columbia Elevator Co.- Built before 1912. Replaced with a new headhouse by the 1930's built by T. E. Ibberson Co. The second headhouse has a later built annex on the NW side. E. J. Freeman Elevator- Built before 1912. Demolished/destroyed. New England Equity Exchange- Built in 1912. Had a headhouse built on the east side of the original house by the 1930's. Demolished sometime after 2008. Unidentified Elevator- Mansard roof. Early history unknown. Demolished/destroyed. Unidentified Elevator- Early history unknown. Demolished destroyed before the 1930's. Regent Grain Co.- Built in 1913. Demolished/destroyed. Today just the former Western Grain Co. elevator is still standing from this photograph. The first Columbia Elevator Co. house was either destroyed or dismantled and replaced with a new elevated headhouse by the 1930's. The second elevator for that company is still standing today. Photo courtesy of Worthpoint. Randy Ahrens shared |
All but two of the seven old elevators have been replaced.
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| Street View, Sep 2021 |
I included the tank as a reminder that supplying fertilizer, as well as storing grain, is important for the economy of a rural town.
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| Street View, Sep 2021 |
Five of the old elevators are gone because the facilities have been upgraded.
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| Street View, Sep 2021 |
It looks like they supply "cides" (herbicide, pesticide and insecticide) and feed supplements as well as dry, liquid and gaseous fertilizer.
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| Street View, Sep 2021 |
I wonder if this town was always at the end of a Milwaukee branch.
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| 1953 Dickinson Quad @ 250,000 |
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