 Today's featured stop is the J.H. Hawes Grain
Elevator Museum. It is the only fully restored wooden grain elevator
in Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The elevator was operated as a commercial enterprise from 1903 until
1976. The city of Atlanta purchased the structure in 1988, and it
was placed on the National Register in 1991 for its association with
the area's commercial, transportation and agricultural history.
Restoration on the elevator began in 1993. It was dedicated as a
museum and opened to the public on July 17, 1999.
The restored elevator is symbolic of the early development in
bulk handling of grain in large volumes required by the processing
industry, one that is strongly represented here in central Illinois.
The J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum is open for tours on Sundays
from 1 to 3 p.m. during the summer months -- June, July and August
-- or by appointment. These tours are free and open to the public,
with donations accepted.
Join the Fall Farm Day tour on Sunday to learn more about the
history of the J.H. Hawes Elevator Museum and agriculture in Logan
County. For more information on the tour, call 217-732-8687 or
e-mail admin@abe66.com.
[Text from file received from
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of
Logan County]
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