Altenwald Elevator
Franklin Co. | Pennsylvania | USA
Watersource: West Branch Conococheague Creek.
Altenwald Elevator
From Waynesboro, take Pa 316 north for 1-2 miles to Altenwald. Turn right onto Altenwald Road. The mill will be on the right after crossing the RR tracks.
The Altenwald Elevator of Franklin Feed & Supply Co.
The mill utilized water from the West Branch of Antietam Creek if the mill/elevator was ever water-powered.
John Bard Fields, Sr. retired from the manager position at Altenwald Elevator in 1994, after retiring from the U.S. Army in 1960 and working first at Pryors Tires.
Six large concrete silos at the elevator. The CSX Railroad croses Altwnwald Road at the silos as Altenwald road goes under the RR grade, the sides of which are supported by large cut stones and concrete.
Harry L. Kaiser, another employee, worked at the elevator for 39 ½ years. The Feed & Supply was still in operation in 2007.