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Columbia Center Mill
Mill No: Wa-12-02-ColumbiaCenterMill

State -

Washington
County -

Garfield Co.
Township -

n/a
Year -

1877
Water Source -

Pataha Creek.
 

The wooden frame mill of smaller proportions was moved from it original location on Pataha Creek in 1940. Additional sheds were built onto it to make a hay barn for a ranch.
The wooden frame mill of smaller proportions was moved from it original location on Pataha Creek in 1940. Additional sheds were built onto it to make a hay barn for a ranch.


Operated with water power using a wooden waterwheel and one set of 36
Operated with water power using a wooden waterwheel and one set of 36" millstones. One of the stones, the nether stone, is in the Garfield Co. Museum. Operation lasted only about 10 years, a competition was too great from larger mills in the locality.




Directions: Located on the Columbia Center/Peola Rd. about 13 miles south of Pomeroy on US 12 about 33 miles W of Clarkston, Wa.

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