Yukons Best Flour
by Susan McMenamin
Title
Yukons Best Flour
Artist
Susan McMenamin
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Photograph
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Yukons Best Flour - A small milling operation, the Yukon Mill and Grain Company, opened in 1893, in Yukon, Oklahoma. A fire early on in its operation destroyed a lot of the original mill structure; but, the mill was rebuilt and continued to operate, the fire being a chance to upscale and incorporate new methods and to correct original engineering glitches. Business at the mill quickly grew to shipping flour and feeds throughout the south and exporting them overseas by 1915. The milling operation was owned by the Kroutil and Dobry families, but the Dobry family built their own mill and parted ways with the Kroutils in the 1930s. The mill was sold to larger corporations; Shawnee Mills purchased the Yukon Mill and Grain Company. The framework on the roof of the mill is comprised of individual bulbs that light to spell out Yukon's Best Flour at night. Citizens of the City of Yukon have raised $180,000 to re-do the iconic Yukon's Best Flour sign which sits atop the elevator. Using LED lights, the historic sign once again lights the Yukon sky. The original mill house is long gone, but the grain elevator stands today at the intersection of W. Main Street (Route 66) and the railroad tracks.
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September 29th, 2016
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