Waverly Newspaper. In the early days of Waverly the area around 7th Ave. NW and the Cedar River with access to the railroad was developed into an industrial area. Carnation began operations in the former Mohawk Condensery plant in 1921. This section of the Carnation plant is where fresh milk was delivered and churned into butter. Date not 100% proven.
Farmers Co-op Elevator is in the background. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89N0044.
FB Comments- Nick McCumber 10-25-23
•Karen Kay Maxfield Wolf
This was definitely prior to 1984 when they were bought out by Nestles. And those trucks look like they are from the later 1970s.
JoAnn Laube
The Farmers Coop elevator is still in the background… I remember the day they took that down and when a man was killed or died after getting to the top.. Just Don't remember the date..
JoAnn Laube
I think it came down only 10 yrs ago? The man died in 60s?
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Waverly Newspaper. In the early days of Waverly the area around 7th Ave. NW and the Cedar River with access to the railroad was developed into an industrial area. Carnation began operations in the former Mohawk Condensery plant in 1921. This section of the Carnation plant is where fresh milk was delivered and churned into butter. Date not 100% proven. Farmers Co-op Elevator is in the background. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89N0044.
FB Comments- Nick McCumber 10-25-23
•Karen Kay Maxfield Wolf This was definitely prior to 1984 when they were bought out by Nestles. And those trucks look like they are from the later 1970s. JoAnn Laube The Farmers Coop elevator is still in the background… I remember the day they took that down and when a man was killed or died after getting to the top.. Just Don't remember the date.. JoAnn Laube I think it came down only 10 yrs ago? The man died in 60s?