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Harmon-Toles Elevator

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US 87, Happy, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 44' 55.7484", -101° 51' 12.60342"
 
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     Holland E. Toles (1894-1941) opened a grain elevator in this area in 1926, and was joined by Vernon Harman in 1938. After Toles' death, Harman formed a new partnership with John F. and Holl Ed Toles. World War II, increased irrigation, and a federal grain program created a need for larger storage facilities. On March 1, 1945, construction was begun on this six-unit concrete elevator. Labor was provided by the U.S. government, utilizing 50 Italian prisoners of war from a camp near Hereford, under Geneva Convention provisions. The project was completed on July 10, 1945. (1974)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Harmon-Toles Elevator Historical Marker Location Map, Happy, Texas