Barons

Grain elevators at Barons, AB, Sep 1995. Copyright by Gary Rich.
Grain elevators at Barons, AB, Sep 1995. Copyright by Gary Rich.

In 1995, Barons had three Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevators, a Cargill elevator and a small seed elevator.

Feenstra Seeds elevator in Barons, AB. May 2016.
Feenstra Seeds elevator in Barons, AB. May 2016.

There are no grain elevators in Barons, Alberta any more, but there is a seed elevator owned by Feenstra Seeds. That elevator was built in 1960 by Schiebout Seeds.

History

Barons, AB grain elevators, 1913.
Barons, AB grain elevators, 1913.

In 1913 Barons had five grain elevators, including the Alberta Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company Ltd. #23 and Alberta Pacific Grain Company Ltd. #70 here.

This photo from 1919 shows a few differences. The elevator in the foreground has gained an annex, the third elevator is now painted brown (Searle?) and there are two and possibly three more elevators in the background.

Grain elevators in Barons, AB, 1919.
Grain elevators in Barons, AB, 1919.

Demolition

Here is a video of the demolition of the double composite elevator in July 2012.

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