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	Hughes and Hersey Elevator, Arvilla, Dakota Territory Title Hughes and Hersey Elevator, Arvilla, Dakota Territory Date of Original between 1882 and 1889 Description A grain elevator. Many people stand at the base. Two carts drawn by horses and oxen stand in front of the elevator. There is a pile of lumber to the left. Grass is in the foreground. Ordering Information http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html General Subject Business & Industry People Pioneer Era Transportation Subject (LCTGM) Carts & wagons Horses Ox teams Grain elevators Lumber Grasses Personal Name Hersey, Dudley Organization Name Hughes & Hersey (Arvilla, N.D.) Location Arvilla (N.D.) Decade 1880-1889 Item Number B0056 Format of Original Photographic prints Transcription "Hughes & Hersy"--Handwritten below photograph. "Arvilla Elevator. Capacity 100, 000 bushels. Arvilla, Dakota."--Printed below photograph. Notes Photographer unknown. Title created by staff. Biography/History The town of Arvilla was founded in 1878 as Orange. In 1882 the Great Northern Railroad moved the townsite two miles east to property owned by Dudley Hersey. The town's name was changed to Arvilla to honor Hersey's wife. Bibliographic Reference Wick, Douglas A. North Dakota Place Names. Sweetgrass Communications, Bismarck, ND: 1989. 8. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0056) Rights Management Copyright status unknown. Digital ID shB0056
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