Nebraska Sweet Beets: A History of Sugar Valley (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467144278)

Sugar beets are as tenaciously rooted in Nebraska's history as they are in its soil, especially in a seventy-mile stretch of the North Platte Valley that extended into eastern Wyoming. The state's first processing facility opened in Grand Island in 1890, boasting the largest mill in the world. The height of the beet boom occurred in the early part of the twentieth century as Wyobraskan towns courted factory locations as feverishly as rival sugar companies competed for territory, and an irrigation network turned the region into America's Valley of the Nile. Some rail lines have disappeared from the map, while catastrophes like the Scottsbluff and Bayard sugar bin explosions and the Gering Molasses spill will never be forgotten. From neglected beet dumps and abandoned rail spurs to silos ready for future harvests, explore Sugar Valley's heritage with Lawrence Gibbs.

Author: Lawrence Gibbs
ISBN-10: 1467144274
ISBN-13: 9781467144278
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2020
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d