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The Butte Creek Mill Eraly Mills and Trading Posts

The Butte Creek Mill

Early Mills and Trading Posts

by Barbara Hegne

registered copyright limited edition no. ?027? signed by BH

history of Butte Creek Mill  with some photos

William, George and Shadrack Holmes; M.S. and J.M. Welch; F.S. & G.W. Brandon brothers

photos of John Mathews, Walter Wood, George Washington Daley, Shadrack Holmes & William Carter Daley

Mrs. Campbell, pres of Eagle Point State Bank, sold old mill+ to George Francis Putnam and son Ed. Peter & Cora Crandall purchased mill from Frank Putnam.Crandall sold mill to Debbie & RBob Russel.  John McDaniel, John Badger & Champaign Collier built saw mill and blacksmith show on Larkin McDaniel's donated land.  Jacob Hoffman merchandiser, miner & general horse trader leased the McDaniel mill.  :-( Christmas Day 2015 fire  burned mill to the ground with Bob Russel planning to rebuild mill.

Location
979.528 H44 2016
Source Reference
Accession Number
2016.38.1