Library of Congress Photos available at the museum includes, plus many more
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More at Library of Congress, Montour Photos
Pugh Elevator, Mill & Warehouse; The elevator, mill and warehouse complex was erected in stages between 1916 and 1920, on land
that Harvey Pugh had used for a lumber yard. The warehouse was built in 1916. The concrete elevators were begun in mid-1919, and excavations for the
mill commenced in the spring of 1920. By July of that year, the mill was ready for a roof. Machinery in the mill Pugh acquired from a mill in Roseberry.
Electricity was installed in June, 1921, and flouring operations began in mid-July, 1921. |
Joe Amos Barn,
on Bench land south of Montour, acquired by J. J. Amos in 1919
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Farmers' & Stockgrowers' Bank,
Broadway & Main Streets, Montour |
Methodist Episcopal Church of Montour,
The cornerstone of the church was
laid November 5, 1916 on land
provided by E.H. Dewey, the
railroad entrepreneur responsible for
platting the town of Montour in 1912 |
Montour School, combination grade
and high school, financed by a $6,700
bond issue, this two-story red brick
structure was built in 1913 to
replace Montour's first school building. |
School second floor auditorium
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