Butte Creek Mill, Eagle Point Oregon - Water Mills on Waymarking.com

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Butte Creek Mill in Eagle Point is a great place to visit. Built in 1872 and started as the Snowy Butte Mill this mill is filled with living history. The mill claims to be the only operating grist mill in Oregon that still produces stone ground products. It still uses the same stones for grinding that were shipped around "The Horn" in the 1800's The milling process is accomplished not with a traditional water wheel but by using a penstock (sluice) and turbines. The penstock forces water past the turbines which turn the belts and pulleys that move the French quarried millstones.

Current Status: Still In Use Current Use: grist mill

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Date Logged Log User Rating   1/6/2016 NW_history_buff wrote comment for it 10/12/2014 NW_history_buff visited it 7/25/2013 Capt. Sandor visited it 6/28/2010 50 State Redhead visited it

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