Gerlaw, IL: Wood Grain Elevator

Elevator: (Satellite)

CB&Q Depot: (Satellite, my guess based on the aerial photo below.)

Wesley Peters posted

Gerlaw, Warren County, IL

Ed Metzger & Co. Built in 1911, Burrell Engineering & Construction Co. 20,000-bushel capacity.

Last surviving wooden elevator in Warren County.

Photographed on 10/27/2024.

Photo courtesy of Wesley Peters.

 

Dennis DeBruler commented on Wesley's post

It was on a CB&Q route between Monmouth and Alpha.

1923/23 Monmouth Quad @ 62,500

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Kimh6Kc4LyhXNYog7

1902

I wonder if the white dots on the northeast part of town were grain storage bins.

1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP