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Railroad grain terminal in Hope, Minnesota. A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposits it in a silo or other storage facility.
Marine A grain elevator, also part of the "elevator alley" and across from the Lake & Rail Grain Elevator. The Standard Elevator , was named after the Standard Milling Company and built in 1926. Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator , wooden "country style" elevator formerly located in Buffalo, New York; destroyed by fire in October 2006.
The grain elevator was built in 1927, and was designed by M. A. Lang. [8] [9] In 1927, Eckhart purchased an adjoining property on Elizabeth Street, to build an addition to their plant. [10] The property had been the site of the Puritan Mills feed plant, which burned down the previous year. [10] [11] New grain silos were built by Bulley ...
In a move that will enable the company to reinvest in its U.S. grain business, Minnetonka-based Cargill is selling a group of elevators in five states to Inver Grove Heights-based CHS Inc. Cargill ...
Grain bins in Cashton, Wisconsin Grain elevators are composed of groups of grain silos, such as these at Port Giles, South Australia. Silos in Acatlán, Hidalgo, Mexico. A silo (from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós) 'pit for holding grain') is a structure for storing bulk materials.
The Illinois State Journal reported 'The blaze could be seen from points ten and twelve miles distant' and 'the crowd was as spectacular as the blaze'
The Seneca Grain Elevator consists of a 65-foot (20 m) grain elevator or "elevating warehouse" which rises four stories above its basement. The 40-foot (12 m) by 80-foot (24 m) structure dominates the site and overlooks downtown Seneca. Between 1924–39 corrugated metal siding was added to the building as a fire prevention measure. [2]
The elevator stayed perfectly intact and the crowd began cheering. [5] Haglin went on to increase the height of the elevator to 125 feet (38 m) for a few further experiments. After those proved successful as well, the elevator prototype never held grain again. Peavey immediately commissioned Haglin to build a grain elevator complex in Duluth. [6]