Conrad Rice Mill
This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill
The Conrad Rice Mill, as seen from the corner of Alvin St. and Ann St. In New Iberia. This is the oldest operating rice mill in America.
This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill
Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill – The 112-year-old Conrad Rice Mill is the oldest operating rice mill in America.
Philip Amalus Conrad, a true entrepreneur, founded the Conrad Rice Mill and Planting Company in 1912. Following in his father's footsteps as a rice planter, Philip saw an opportunity for growth. Instead of shipping his rice to New Orleans, a…