Lewiston in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Corn Sheller

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. Corn Sheller Marker

Inscription. A Hand-crafted machine for removing corn kernels from the cob. Whether corn was husked in the field or on the farmstead, most of it had to be shelled for market. Some was shelled and kept for seed. The corn which was retained by the farmer to feed livestock was left on the ear.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 41° 56.345′ N, 111° 55.328′ W. Marker is in Lewiston, Utah, in Cache County. It can be reached from West 2000 South. Marker located next to the north building on the DUP Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2668 W 2000 S, Lewiston UT 84320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Home and Granary (a few steps from this marker); Wood Stave Water Pipe (a few steps from this marker); Lewiston Pioneers (approx. 4.1 miles away); Richmond Fort (approx. 5.7 miles away); "Freedom Is Not Free" (approx. 5.9 miles away); Richmond City School Bell (approx. 6 miles away); S. Milton and Alba C. Webb House (approx. 6 miles away); Martin Harris Gravesite (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.

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Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. Corn Sheller Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.