The above silos can be seen along Hwy 19 between Sun Prairie and Marshall WI. Over the summer I counted well over 50 of these "stone" silos on or near my bike route. To be honest I have no idea what they are made of. All of these silos had 2 things in common. Even if they were on working farms, they did not seem to be in use. At some point over the farming seasons they feel prey to more modern silos that were probably cheaper to maintain. The second thing they had in common was the carved or imprinted "FH Reifsnider" markings. Of silos that I could get to, the dates ranged from 1913-1917. I tried doing an Internet search, but couldn't find anything.
Other than storage, I don't know what they could be used for today. As evident of the worn "Miller" sign, these old silos had short lived uses as billboards...but that use eventually succumbed to modern signage.
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