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Railroads and the Zukey Lake Ice House

Until electrical refrigeration became common in the 1940s, food was best perserved during warmer months in "iceboxes" with ice blocks harvested from lakes during the winter. Zukey Lake ice kept rail shipments of food chilled and fresh as they were distributed throughout the region.