Baltimore and Ohio Locust Point Grain Terminal Elevator
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The Baltimore and Ohio Locust Point Grain Terminal Elevator in Baltimore, Maryland is one of the largest grain terminal elevators
to be constructed in the early 20th century. Completed in 1924 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
with a capacity of 3.8 billion bushel
s, it is a concrete
structure on the edge of the Locust Point
neighborhood. The workhouse is 22 feet high with industrial sash windows, and the grain bins are 105 feet high.
The export of grain through the Port of Baltimore declined after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was absorbed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which concentrated on coal
shipment. The structure was sold, and is presently owned by ConAgra.
Grain elevator
A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...
to be constructed in the early 20th century. Completed in 1924 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
with a capacity of 3.8 billion bushel
Bushel
A bushel is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 4 pecks or 8 gallons. It is used for volumes of dry commodities , most often in agriculture...
s, it is a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
structure on the edge of the Locust Point
Locust Point, Baltimore
Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east...
neighborhood. The workhouse is 22 feet high with industrial sash windows, and the grain bins are 105 feet high.
The export of grain through the Port of Baltimore declined after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was absorbed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which concentrated on coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
shipment. The structure was sold, and is presently owned by ConAgra.
External links
- Baltimore & Ohio Locust Point Grain Terminal Elevator, Baltimore City, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust