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| Backtracking a bit in the story, as we walked out of the museum, I noticed what appeared to be an old fire hydrant. It was. Fire was a huge danger here.There are old-timey tilt chemical fire extinguishers throughout. |
| This is the first sawing area. The Must See Site has all the information covering the Tour. Go there and come back. |
| Belts and gears were everywhere. It had all been run by steam and then changed over to electricity. |
| Below is one of the old steam boilers. |
| Here is the water tower and the suspended water pipe going to the second mill. The new GE electric generators were run by steam, so steam still played a part in the plant's operation later on. |
| Logs were brought up from the floatation pond and measured by the hanging chains. |
| Mr. Carroll was explaining every route a log could take and I got lost. There is a section that works and just the noise from it is overpowering. One man directed the show. He made $8 a day. His assistant with whom he communicated by sign language, made $6. The men on the floor dodging the flying lumber made $2. |
| I hope there is a schematic for all these belts, gears and pullys. |
| This is the underside of the first mill. There are pegs in the supports which had to be pounded tight every week to keep the place tight. The vibration of all the machinery would loosen things up. It is a wooden building. |
| Above is the generation room with one of the steam powered generators. |
| Here is a steam powered drill press. |
| This was an era of transition between the ways of the 19th Century and those of the new 20th Century. Somethings were still very 19th. Here's a foundery table with a couple of Walmart Fans. I guess it is now 19th meets 20th meets 21st. |
| This cart seems to be solely man powered. No fork lift in sight. |
| Sorry to have skimped on the information but I can't see being redundant and working too hard on this article. Museum grazing is an aquired taste, I understand. But this one has so much appeal on so many levels I highly recommend it. |
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| I'll have to check on space but I might be able to show where we stayed after the tour. The name of the place is Crooked Creek. It is a Parish Park which filled the bill just right. |
| No stearm or electricity here. |
| This was the location of the water fountain. A block of ice was placed around the coils to produce cool water in this sometimes very hot place. The sign on the wall is etched into the wood. It says, "Please do not spit around water...." |
| We moved onto a garage where contributions have been made. That's a 1952 Ford with a Flathead V8. (yes I know that engine) |
| I just got some "fixed" pictures back and those will be added soon. |
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| Take the tour again |
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