This Corliss steam-driven compressor was removed from the engine house/boiler room structure, located near this spot. These types of ammonia compressors were manufactured between 1900 and 1925. The exact date of installation in the Moultrie plant . . . — — Map (db m197786) HM
In the immediate foreground, was the location of the Moultrie Packing Company/Swift & Company Meat-Packing Facility. The Moultrie Packing Company was opened for business in 1914. In 1917, Swift & Company took over operations and operated the . . . — — Map (db m197788) HM