Museums 101: The Miller Lumber Sawmill (photo diary)

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Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at 8:22:24am PST

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.

photo P1110837_zpsms4tpot4.jpg — Shown above is what we used to call a straddle buggy (or more formally, a Straddle Carrier)—it is used to pick up and move stacks of lumber. This one was made by Gerlinger.

photo P1110838_zpsxhxy4flf.jpg — Another view of the straddle buggy.

The straddle carrier was developed by Carl F. Gerlinger, a German immigrant in Oregon, in the 1920s.

photo P1110845_zpspgeqjgmw.jpg — Shown above is the steam tractor that powers the mill.

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