1895 Sack Storage Warehouse - Irvine, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque reads, "200,000 sacks, 100 lbs. each holding lima, garbanzo, black-eyed beans, barley or oats. The sacks were stacked from the floor to the rafters in interlocking piles to prevent them from falling.The building required 140,000 board feet of pure wood flooring and was 450 feet long and 40 feet wide. Second floor housed bean picking room for inspectors. Two fumigation rooms - held 500 sacks 100 kbs. each - took 24 hours to fumigate using canisters of methyl bromide."

Group that erected the marker: Unknown Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Irvine, CA, USA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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