Monday, September 1, 2025

Mechanicsville, IA: Lost/C&NW Depot and Farm Chemicals

(Satellite, somewhere along the mainline.)

Michael Emerson Avitt posted
C&NW depot at Mechanicsville, Iowa.

1965/67 Mechanicsville Quad @ 24,000
 
The photo above shows that the depot was along the mainline, but I don't see an appropriate rectangle in this photo.
Apr 15, 1963 @ 18,000; AR1VARI00010159

In case the depot was gone by 1963, I got the earlier photo even though the resolution is not good. I still can't determine where the depot was.


This town no longer has any grain storage facilities, but it does have a lot of equipment for storing and applying chemicals (e.g. fertilizer) to fields. This view catches some sprayers on the left and some disk applicators on the right.
Street View, Jul 2024

Applying chemicals to fields is a big business in this town.
Satellite



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