Gales Peak Lumber Company, Forest Grove

Title

Gales Peak Lumber Company, Forest Grove

Description

David Bendix stands on a wood platform, the only part of the Gales Peak Lumber Company saw mill remaining after a devastating fire. Gales Peak Lumber Company was located south of Forest Grove. The B Street Trail is the old SP Railroad grade and ran along the back-side of the mill. The business side of the mill faced the east side of Nehalem Highway/B Street and the property ended at the intersection of B Street and Stringtown Road. The railroad did not serve the mill as all lumber was trucked from the mill. This picture was taken close to Stringtown Road looking north toward Forest Grove. A burner can be seen on the left and a furnace that provided steam for some of the mill's operation is on the far right.

Identifier

FHFG_pic0116

Creator

Skinner, Don L.

Subject

Sawmills

Lumber

Fires

Bendix, David G.

Local & State History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1959

Date

1959

Medium

photographic prints

Source

Don & Cheryl Skinner collection, Friends of Historic Forest Grove;

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: rights@fhfg.org

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Type

Still Image