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| − | The '''Louisville and Nashville Railroad grain elevator''' was a [[Wikipedia:Grain elevator|grain elevator]] located at [[Tarragona Wharf]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. It was constructed in [[1898]] and had a capacity of 500,000 bushels of wheat. | + | The '''Louisville and Nashville Railroad grain elevator''' was a [[Wikipedia:Grain elevator|grain elevator]] located at [[Tarragona Wharf]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. It was constructed in [[1898]] and had a capacity of 500,000 bushels of wheat. The automatic carrier connecting the elevator to the wharf was the longest in the world at the time of its construction. |
Several of the "bird's eye" photographs taken of Pensacola in the early 1900s <small>(see [[1909]])</small> were taken from atop the L&N grain elevator. | Several of the "bird's eye" photographs taken of Pensacola in the early 1900s <small>(see [[1909]])</small> were taken from atop the L&N grain elevator. | ||
| − | {{ | + | It was damaged beyond repair in the [[1926 hurricane]]. |
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| + | ==Other images== | ||
| + | <gallery perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:LNGrain1898.PNG|[[1898]], soon after construction | ||
| + | Image:MarineTermandGrainElev.jpg|[[1903]] | ||
| + | Image:TarragonaandCommendenciaWharves2.jpg|[[1901]] | ||
| + | Image:TarragonaWharf.jpg|[[1901]] | ||
| + | Image:CourtOfRecordConstruction.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | *J. S. Glass, editor. ''The Southern Manufacturer'', Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901. | ||
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[[Category:Demolished structures]] | [[Category:Demolished structures]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 8 February 2009
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad grain elevator was a grain elevator located at Tarragona Wharf on Pensacola Bay. It was constructed in 1898 and had a capacity of 500,000 bushels of wheat. The automatic carrier connecting the elevator to the wharf was the longest in the world at the time of its construction.
| L&N grain elevator | |
 Grain elevator and Tarragona Wharf as seen from the the American National Bank Building c. 1910 or 1911 | |
| Building Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tarragona Wharf |
| Client | Louisville and Nashville Railroad |
| Completion Date | 1898 |
| Cost | $150,000 |
| Date Demolished | 1926 ? |
Several of the "bird's eye" photographs taken of Pensacola in the early 1900s (see 1909) were taken from atop the L&N grain elevator.
It was damaged beyond repair in the 1926 hurricane.
Other imagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- J. S. Glass, editor. The Southern Manufacturer, Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901.