(¼ mile west)
Holland E. Toles (1894-1941) opened a grain elevator in this area in 1926, and was joined by Vernon Harman in 1938. After Toles' death, Harman formed a new partnership with John F. and Holl Ed Toles. World War II, increased irrigation, and a federal grain program created a need for larger storage facilities. On March 1, 1945, construction was begun on this six-unit concrete elevator. Labor was provided by the U.S. government, utilizing 50 Italian prisoners of war from a camp near Hereford, under Geneva Convention provisions. The project was completed on July 10, 1945.| HM Number | HM1PVF |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 2383 |
| Year Placed | 1974 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 at 1:03pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 238766 N 3848829 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.74820000, -101.85365000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 44.892', W 101° 51.219' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 44' 53.52" N, 101° 51' 13.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 806 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1300 FM 1075, Happy TX 79042, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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