Hull-Oakes Lumber is the
last steam-powered commerical saw mill in
the country, and they're one of the few mills
capable of cutting large timbers up to 85'
long. The mill has been on the National Register
of Historic Places since 1996. Large long
timbers are still used in railroad trestles,
the restoration of historic structures, and
for the spars and masts of ships. By coincidence,
the day I arrived the mill was cutting an
80 ft. long timber for the restoration of
the C.A. Thayer, an early 20th century three-masted
schooner used to transport lumber along the
West Coast |
