The Powerland Heritage Park in Brooks, Oregon is the home to fourteen different museums. The Miller Lumber Sawmill is a historical reproduction of a steam powered sawmill of the 1900-1930 period.
The straddle carrier was developed by Carl F. Gerlinger, a German immigrant in Oregon, in the 1920s.
Museum 101
Museums 101 is a series of photo tours of different museum exhibits. More from this series:
Museums 101: Logging Train (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Sawmill (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Ranch and Sawmill (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Timber Industry (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Timber Industry on the Oregon Coast (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Farm Equipment at the Presby House Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Farming in Washington (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Fort Steele Blacksmith Shop (Photo Diary)