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ACME Flour Mill
- 18??
One of two roller mills located just
on the north side of the railroad tracks.
Flour Mill
L. H. TURNER, proprietor Blair Mills, is a native of Culpeper County, Va. When a
year old his parents removed to Clark County, KY. At the age of thirteen he came
to Missouri; in 1837 came to Calhoun County, Ill.; there followed farming and
lumbering till 1870, when he came to Blair. He owns the Blair Mills, which he
assisted in building; he also owns five acres and seven lots with his residence,
and other property in town; also 500 acres of land, part of which he cultivates;
he has three children by a former marriage, and one child by his present
marriage. Andreas' History of
the State of Nebraska
WASHINGTON COUNTY Produced by W. Ross Yates.
RIVETT LUMBER & COAL CO.-Blair
This popular grain and lumber company is owned by Mr. Rivett of Omaha, who
bought the business in 1925 from the Crowell Lumber and Grain Company, and
continues its operation under the management of Mr. M. R. Lippincott, who
began his business career under its former owners and was local manager for them
for many years. The business is continuous with the history of Blair itself,
having been founded by the late C. C. Crowell, Sr., a lifelong resident of this
city. He was born in East Dennis, Mass., on May 19, 1844, a son of Prince S.
Crowell, New England capitalist, who was interested in the construction of what
is today the Chicago and Northwestern system of Railways in this section of the
country. Christopher C. Crowell, Sr., came to Nebraska in 1869, the year that
Blair was founded. He lived for a
short time in Omaha; then rented what was known as the De Soto grist mill, and
later moved this mill to Blair, where it has been in operation ever since, being
known today as the Blair Milling Company. --
1954 Lest We Forget: a history of
Washington County Nebraska, by Rhoades, John A. 1954 ?? 59 pages,
Binder format. Blair Public Library: REF 978 Les
Keeley Institute
Danish Lutheran Publishing
House
Blair Horse Collar Company (number of locations)
--- Horse Collar
Blair Canning Company
Haller Proprietary
Farmer's Co-Operative Grain
Elevator - Built 1916
Other Manufacturing ventures
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