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Mount Vernon, Indiana: Kitchen Canister Grain Bins

A row of stubby, cylindrical grain bins on a private farm are labeled Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Flour. First painted by the Moore family as kitchen canisters in 1985; restored in 2020.

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Kitchen Canister Silos

Outside of Evansville, there is a farm with a series of 4 short silos. The words painted on them are TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR, FLOUR. They look like kitchen canisters.

[Bruce Bilmes, 10/28/2000]

Kitchen Canister Grain Bins

Address:
5901-6477 Caborn Rd, Mount Vernon, IN
Directions:
Off of Highway 62 between Mount Vernon and Evansville, visible on a hill on the north side of the road. Nine miles west outside of Evansville, and 14 miles from US-41.
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