Boston Flour Mill
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Boston Flour Mill is a historic gristmill
in Shedd, Oregon
.
It was built in 1863 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is part of the Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site
.
The mill has been the site of field schools of both the historic preservation program and the archaeology program of the University of Oregon
, in 2003 and 2005 respectively.
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
in Shedd, Oregon
Shedd, Oregon
Shedd is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 99E.-History:In 1858, a community and gristmill was established about a mile and a half east of the present town of Shedd and called Boston, probably because one of the founders came from Boston,...
.
It was built in 1863 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is part of the Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site
Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site
Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is a state park near Shedd in Linn County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The mill was first built in 1858. It burned down once in 1862, but was rebuilt right away. It continued to grind grain until 2002,...
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The mill has been the site of field schools of both the historic preservation program and the archaeology program of the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, in 2003 and 2005 respectively.
External links
- The Boston Mill Society
- Historic images of Boston Mill from Salem Public Library