Nanton Grain Elevators, Nanton Alberta

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The grain elevators of the Canadian Prairies are iconic and remind us of a time when settlers were lured to the west with the promise of land and a new life. The elevators, railways, and farms formed an interrelated system for storing and moving grain across the country. The Independent Grain Company constructed the first elevator in Nanton Alberta in 1929, which was later purchased by Pioneer Grain Elevator Limited in 1954. By 1982, upgrades to the elevators brought the capacity of the facility to over 100,000 bushels. The elevators were eventually closed in 2001. The baloon frame architecture used to construct these buildings makes them susceptible to fire, which places them at risk. As a result, many have been demolished. This dataset was captured by SAIT’s Geomatics Engineering Technology Program by Faculty Member Rick Duchscher and his students.