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Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

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Sperry Corn Elevator Complex, Weber Avenue (North side), West of Edison Street, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

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Summary

Significance: The Sperry Corn Elevator Complex is a reminder of the great Sperry milling enterprises. Not constructed until 1920, the elevator played a distinct role in the Sperry operations and, more importantly, was the major impetus which turned the San Joaquin Valley into a major corn growing area.
Survey number: HAER CA-47
Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1949 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Luke, Edward J
Sperry, Austin
Taylor Milling Company
Western Industrial Engineering Company
Ralston-Purina
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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