Re: [CBQ] Millbrook, Illinois industries

["Don Winn" <donswinn@gmail.com>]

Leo and Doug,

Thanks for your input.  This is a great help.

Thanks!

Don Winn

On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 2:20 PM Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Don,

The 1979 BN Spins book shows Farmers Elevator and a team track.

From the photos it appears to me that Farmers elevator likely received feed,salt,etc at the Quonset hut. It probably replaced the rectangular building on the end of the elevator.

What looks like a garage added to the side of the elevator was likely the lumber shed.

The white building with awnings was likely the office.

Check the Flicker site photos and you might see some more insights.

Leo

On Oct 16, 2022, at 1:35 PM, Douglas Harding <iowacentralrr@gmail.com> wrote:



Don a quick search of the internet offers a few clues.

Doesn’t appear to be any Sanborn maps of the community, it was not incorporated until 2002. This history does mention the elevator, as well as other businesses.

https://www.thevillageofmillbrook.com/village-history.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougcoulter/37261057580/

 

https://kendallkin.org/county-history/town-histories/millbrook/millbrook-oct-1871.html

 

 

 

Doug Harding

https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/

Youtube: Douglas Harding Iowa Central Railroad

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Don Winn
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2022 12:05 PM
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: [CBQ] Millbrook, Illinois industries

 

I'm modeling the village of Millbrook, IL on the Fox River Branch in 1966.  One reason for choosing Millbrook is the fact that 3 of the 4 on-line structures as seen in a 1969 aerial photo are still standing (as of 2017).   There is a large grain elevator, a Quonset type of building (maybe feed store?) and in between is a simple structure that looks like a modest house, but must have been some type of business (there is a door on the track side).  
Can anyone please tell me the purpose of these structures, their business names and the loads they would receive?
Thanks!

Don Winn

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