Top Level : Harvesting : Ice

Shipping Ice. Ice harvested from the bay at Beardstown was shipped out in box cars. The town's natural ice industry ended with the introduction of the first artificial ice plant in 1907.

Photograph courtesy of Romona Tharp's collection.

<b>Shipping Ice</b>. Ice harvested from the bay at Beardstown was shipped out in box cars. The town's natural ice industry ended with the introduction of the first artificial ice plant in 1907.