Tag: grain elevators

Meeting Creek Picked Up and Moved Five Miles for a 1913 Station

Meeting Creek station and grain elevator in Camrose County are Provincial Historic…

The Grain Elevator Alberta Saved Because It Photographed Well

Dorothy's grain elevator got a new roof and cupola repairs in April…

Champion Alberta Hauled Every Building To The Railway In 1910

In 1910 the village of Champion hauled every building across open prairie…

Vulcan Alberta’s Accidental Rise To Star Trek Fame

Vulcan was named for a Roman god and later became Alberta’s Star…

The Last Sentinel of Sharples Is a Wooden Tower West of Drumheller

Parrish and Heimbecker built the 30,000 bushel Sharples elevator in July 1923…

The Prairie Sentinels Alberta Should Refuse to Lose

Alberta had 1,781 wooden grain elevators in 1934 and 110 confirmed in…

Prairie Sentinels and Alberta’s Vanishing Wooden Grain Elevators

Alberta's first wooden grain elevator went up in 1895 and nearly 1,800…