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This country was originally built largely of wood -- a
material our forebears found in abundance in most regions. There
are still some of the mills that sawed that wood into usable lumber, and
we present some of them here. |
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Sawmill |
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California
Coloma
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
310 Back Street
Coloma CA 95613
Phone 530 622-3470
Web Site http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=484
Alt Web http://www.windjammer.net/coloma/
Description museum. Replica of sawmill & historic buildings at the place
where gold was first found
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus History Resource
Building Type Sawmill
Field of Study Science Facility Gold Rush |
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Illinois
Antioch
Hiram Butrick Sawmill
Gage Brothers Park
790 Cunningham Avenue
Antioch IL 60003
Phone 847 395-2160
Web Site www.antioch-il.org/ptsofint.html
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Building Type Sawmill
Owner/Operator: Antioch Village Parks & Rec, 874 Main St
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Minnesota
Cleveland
Geldner Sawmill
303 Broadway
Beaver Dam
Cleveland MN 56017
Phone 507 931-4319
Web Site http://www.lchs.mus.mn.us/county/geldner.html
Description Sawing demonstrations, at Geldner sawmill, 1860 steam powered mill
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Sawmill
Industry Profession Logging
Era 1860
Owner/Operator: LeSeuer County Historical Society |
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Last Update:
01/01/2011 |
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