"Oregon's oldest water-powered grist mill is a photographer's candy store and a historian's treasure trove. The entire economic, social and political history of Oregon and its relation to world economies and technological development is encapsulated in the objects and machinery contained in these Rube Goldberg-like buildings. Some of it was relayed by knowledgeable and friendly docents, and much of it can be found here (I will summarize also from the same author's in-depth publication in the Oregon Historical Quarterly. Fascinating stuff.)"
"The six-floor mill building, storage silos, milling machines and hydropower plant are located on 20 acres, with a Queen Anne style home for the mill keepers and boarders who worked at the site, plus outbuildings and garages next to the mill. The adjacent Calapooia River was dammed up by the mill owners starting in 1858 until 1986, to produce the necessary power."
Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site is a historic water-powered grist mill near Shedds, Oregon, featuring a six-floor mill, storage silos, milling machines and a hydropower plant across 20 acres. The site includes a Queen Anne style home for millkeepers and boarders, outbuildings and garages. The Calapooia River was dammed from 1858 until 1986 to supply power. The mill capitalized on demand during the California Gold Rush, survived an 1860 fire and rebuilding, and operated for three generations under German immigrants Martin and Sophia Thompson. Docents and preserved machinery illustrate Oregon’s economic, social and technological history.
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