A pond filled with floating logs waiting to be cut for lumber at the sawmill in the background. A small bridge, a shed, and workers standing inside the mill are also visible. This photograph was taken in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. It may show the mill that was formerly located near the intersection of String Town Road and Highway 8 between Forest Grove and Gales Creek; the ridgeline in the background appears to match the one seen from that location. At this time, logging companies would cut trees in the Tillamook Forest and then float them down Gales Creek for milling.
Black and white image looking across a small body of water at a sawmill. Though the location is unknown, this image is from the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected photographs and images from around the area.
Black and white image of a partially destroyed sawmill. Railroad tracks run to one side of the mill. The image is from the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected photographs and images from around the area.
Sepia-toned image of several men standing in the yard in front of a long, wooden building. Stumps and lumber are scattered about the yard, and trees fill the background. The smaller building is open-sided, and some machinery and pallets can be seen in the interior. The larger building has half-sides. There were several sawmills located in the Scholls area in the early 1900s, though museum records do not identify this mill, specifically. Two of the men in the picture, the second from the left and fourth from the left, are identified as Verne Briggs and A. E. Briggs.
Black and white image of a large lumber yard, showing a covered saw area with mostly open sides. A horse team is just visible in the lower center of the image, and a rail car with cut logs sits just to the right of the center image. Power lines lead to poles near the building, and smoke can be seen coming out of the four smokestacks visible on the roof of a building in the rear of the image. Several men in the lower left of the image handle what appear to be large planks. Though tentatively identified as in Hillsboro, the specific location of this mill is unknown. There were a number of sawmills in Washington County, which remained heavily forested and largely rural away from the valley plain. This image is part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected photographs and negatives other photographers had taken around the area.
Sepia-toned image of a sawmill, with a large log being squared off on one side, and several smaller logs to the other. Three men watch, while another one runs the machine that controls the log.
Handmade quilt square which depicts sawmill and pond as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 13 THE CEDAR MILL by Judy Ackerman. The mill that gives the community its name stood at the falls and was built the year Oregon was admitted to the Union, 1859. Dam was built across the creek at the falls, forming a large mill pond. Justus Jones and his son founded and operated the mill until 1869 when they sold to Young and Everson. In summer, teams of oxen pulled the newly logged cedar down the skid roads to the mill pond. The sawing was done in the winter when the water flow was sufficient to power the wheel.
Aerial photograph of Gales Peak Lumber Company. Gales Peak Lumber Company was located south of town. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The front, or business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. Gales Peak Lumber Company burnt to the ground around 1959. Mr. F. E. (Fred) Voget was owner of Gales Peak Lumber Company during the time this picture was taken.
Gales Peak Lumber Company, destroyed by fire, was located south of Forest Grove. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. This picture was taken looking southeast towards Stringtown Road with the railroad tracks on the left.
David Bendix stands on a wood platform, the only part of the Gales Peak Lumber Company saw mill remaining after a devastating fire. Gales Peak Lumber Company was located south of Forest Grove. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. This picture was taken close to Stringtown Road looking north toward Forest Grove. A burner can be seen on the left and a furnace that provided steam for some of the mill's operation is on the far right.
Gales Peak Lumber Company, destroyed by fire, was located south of Forest Grove. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. This picture was taken close to the middle of the mill operation looking north toward Forest Grove. A burner can be seen on the left and a furnace that provided steam for some of the mill's operation is on the far right.
Gales Peak Lumber Company, destroyed by fire, was located south of Forest Grove. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. This picture was taken looking east towards the railroad tracks.
