Wilhelm Mill Water Wheel - Monroe, OR
N 44° 18.773 W 123° 17.671
10T E 476512 N 4906667
A historical marker highlights a water wheel to a former flour mill along the Long Tom River.
Waymark Code: WMYKKK
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2018
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Located just off Highway 99 before entering Monroe is a historical marker that reads:
HISTORICAL SITE
Wilhelm Mill Water Wheel
This variable pitch water wheel was installed in the Long Tom River in 1906 to power the grain & flour machinery at the Adam Wilhelm Flour Mill. It also powered an electric generator that was later installed to provide electricity to the mill & the Wilhelm and Son's department store at 5th & commercial until 1925 when Mountain States brought electricity to Monroe.
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