Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
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potter-and-barker-grain-elevator-289-9727920
title:
Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
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The Potter and Barker Grain Elevator is a historic grain elevator located at 1N298 La Fox Road in La Fox, Illinois. It is situated next to the La Fox station. The elevator was built in 1868 by former whaling ship captain Lemuel Potter and his brother-in-law Henry Barker. Part of a wave of industrial development in the Fox Valley, it served as a transfer point for grain being shipped along the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad. The elevator represents an intermediate point in the transition from
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_and_Barker_Grain_Elevator
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2022-04-14T00:18:53Z
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