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Bridal Veil Columbia Gorge mill town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, cartridge cases, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1886-1988 company lumber town
Company mill town founded in 1886 by the Bridal Veil Falls Lumbering Company, linked by a log flume to the logging camp of Palmer up Larch Mountain. Later it made cheese boxes for Kraft and had about 100 residents; the mill ran until 1988.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
steep slopesHighway and railroad traffic
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