Cerealine Manufacturing Co. - Columbus, IN.
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N 39° 12.302 W 085° 55.365
16S E 593012 N 4340082
Location: Near 600 Jackson St., Columbus, (Bartholomew County, Indiana) 47203
Installed 2013 Indiana Historical Bureau and Joseph Hart Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Waymark Code: WMVX6Z
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2017
Views: 4
Side One:
In late 1800s, railroads and new technology opened national markets to Midwest producers, including Indiana, a leader in corn products. Joseph Gent patented operations and devices to mass-produce flaked corn. Gaff, Gent, & Thomas Co. began making Cerealine Flakes here circa 1880. A precursor to cold breakfast cereal, it was also used as a malt alternative by brewers.
Side Two:
Company moved to Indianapolis, 1892, to take advantage of lower freight cost. The mill paid high prices to Indiana farmers for white corn and by 1898 processed 12,000 bushels daily. A wave of mergers swept U.S. industry at the turn of the twentieth century; Cerealine joined nine Midwestern mills in 1902 to form American Hominy Co., which continued business into 1920s.
County: Bartholomew
Year Placed: 2013
Name: Cerealine Manufacturing Co.
ID#: 03.2013.1
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