Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Little Cedar, IA: Lost/CGW Depot and Two Wood Grain Eelevators

Depot: (Satellite, these buildings have repurposed the land that had the depot and tracks.)
Feed Mill: (Satellite)

Marty Bernard posted
Chicago Great Western Depot at Little Cedar, IA from a postcard mailed Nov. 7, 1910. Walt Dunlap collection
Greg Morrill: Little Cedar on the Osage branch line of the CGW.

That is a big depot for such as small town. I presume it had living quarters for the family of the agent.
1972/74 Little Cedar Quad @ 24,000

The depot is big enough that it is easy to spot in this rather low-res photo.
Oct 12, 1949 @ 70,000; ARA000700070330

A feed mill is west of Quail Avenue.
Street View, Aug 2021

A storage elevator is east of Quail Avenue, and it has a wood elevator in its core.
Street View, Aug 2021

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