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Fort Owen Mills
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 11, 2018
Caption: Fort Owen Mills
Additional Description: Montana's first grist and saw mills were built on Mill Creek just northwest of Fort Owen and were included in the Mission sale. Owen hired David Pattee to rebuild both mills in 1857. In 1865, Owen completed a commercial grist mill to serve Montana's booming mining camps. This three0story mill was powered by and overshot wheel driven by water carried over a 750-foot flume.
Submitted: September 19, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p445879
File Size: 3.490 Megabytes

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