Sturgeon’s Mill

The technology of Sturgeon’s Mill dates to about 1865-70, only about 80 years after the start of the industrial revolution. In the early days, logs were pulled out of the woods with mules, oxen, and horses, then hauled to mills like this one. The development of the steam-powered donkey engine in 1883 began replacing oxen and greatly increased the production of lumber.

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