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Commented on 9-DBE-11Benton County, INHome of the Klemme's. Many a third and fourth grader were taught by Mrs. Bette Klemme at Stockland (IL) Grade school. She was one of the best.
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Commented on 24-FBE-27Benton County, INFreeland Park School, home of the Rockets. Opened in 1922, closed in 1963 and stood until 1977.
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Commented on 69-BIR-16Iroquois County, ILCrows Hybrids, famous for high lysine corn and one of the best logos in the history of seed corn.
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Commented on 2-KVE-35Vermilion County, ILThis was formerly the site of the Rankin, Illinois rail yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse and turntable. According to "Stories of a prairie town: History of Rankin, Ill.-Vermilion Co", at its peak in 1925 the roundhouse had 11 stalls. Its dismantling began in the early 1930s, as the capacity of steam engines allowed them to travel greater distances; thus, the Rankin facility was not necessary. By 1941, the roundhouse had been completely razed. The following link shows what was left in July 1940: https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.e...
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Commented on 57-BIR-15Iroquois County, ILThis is now the site of the Christian Bible Church. At the time of this photo, the farmstead was part of a 160-acre tract owned by Floyd Murray. After his death on January 26, 1967, the property was advertised for sale at a public auction in the Chatsworth (IL) Plaindealer. The auction was to take place on December 14, 1968.
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Commented on 7-BNE-30Newton County, INIn 1922, this elevator replaced the original structure which was damaged by a wind storm. The National Grain Journal reported that its owner, the Sheldon Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company, would tear down the old elevator and build a new one. The elevator was to have 25,000 bushel storage capacity and be covered with galvanized sheet iron. The following year, elevator manager J.B. Worsham wrote a letter to the American Co-operative Manager, mentioning the new elevator was constructed at a cost of $17,000. The original elevator was constructed in the early 1890s by the partnership of R.G. Risser and Warren Terry McCray.
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Commented on 1-BWA-5Warren County, INPuritan Water Conditioning, Inc on Lafayette Street in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
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Commented on 17-XBE-1Benton County, INTalbot Grain's east facility would later lose two of the 75,000 bushel storage bins in May 1985, following a strong wind storm.
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