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Monday, May 04, 2020

Enid Ok and Banks of Flour

Where's the Flour?
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"In 1938, during the Great Depression, Enid set a record of 14,185 train loads of wheat. By April 1939, Enid was claiming the title of "Oklahoma’s Queen Wheat City." By 1962, Garfield County's storage capacity was 75 million bushels, becoming the state of Oklahoma's main grain storage and handling center.

 By 1970, the city claimed the title of Wheat Capital of the United States of America.

Enid hit its peak with a total grain storage capacity of 80,000,000 bushels in 1987. The 1980 grain embargo instated by President Jimmy Carter, a poor economy, and drought lead to the closure of several of the elevators.

Enid continues to have the largest grain storage capacity in the United States and the third largest in the world"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Terminal_Grain_Elevators_Historic_District


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