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| Left: the last remaining feed mill with the old creamery in the background. These buildings are, I suppose, in transition from better days. The feed mill picture was taken only a couple years ago. The feed mill building has since been torn down and replaced with a more modern building.. The creamery, in the background of this picture, still stands but shows its age and is no longer a creamery. Right: The tree is the site of the old Strum Train Depot. The bike path is where the railroad tracks were. More than three feed mills at one time boardered the tracks on the right. Known as the "Sand Burr Express or Special" to many, the train made daily trips through the Beef River Valley and prairie from Fairchild (I believe) to Mondovi. The train was critical to Strum and Town of Unity commerce for years. The Strum Train Depot closed on May 4, 1954, over fifty years ago at this writing. Bill Kromroy was the only depot agent I ever knew but then I was only twelve years old when it closed. Fred Matson update 7 December 2005 |