Minto, ND: Old and "New" Wood Grain Elevators

(Satellite)

Less than a week ago I learned that wood elevators were built into the 1980s. The elevator on the left looks like one of those "new" wood grain elevators.

One of four photos posted by Brian Ziegler
Minto ND. 6/17/06
Dennis DeBruler

I learned from the comments on Wesley's Marengo, IA, post that the far wood structure was probably built in the 1970s or 80s.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/905561212844710/posts/4494126193988176/

Dennis DeBruler: The BN green hoppers caught my eye. Then it occurred to me that a small cut of hoppers have been delivered to a grain elevator. That made me wonder if this town was served by BNSF or a shortline. According to a USGS map, the railroad is BNSF. I'm used to a Class I railroad serving an elevator only with unit trains that can quickly be loaded.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Brian's post

Between your Jun 2006 photo and this Aug 2012 street view, they have added some big bins and an outside leg.

https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m6!1e1!3m4...

Street View, Aug 2012

Mark Taylor posted

Wesley Peters posted

Minto, Walsh County, ND.

This city still retains two wooden elevator complexes.

South Complex (Right)- National-Atlas Elevator Co. Built in 1936,

T. E. Ibberson Co. 40,000-bushel capacity.

One of four surviving elevators built for the National-Atlas Elevator Co. in the Midwest.

North Complex (Left)- Minto Farmers Elevator Corporation/Minto Farmers Elevator. False-front headhouse built in 1956, Hogenson Construction Co. 40,000-bushel capacity. North annex built in 1940, Hogenson Construction Co. 35,000-bushel capacity. Unclear when the middle and south annexes were built.

Photographed on 9/20/2024.

Photo courtesy of Wesley Peters.