MAC #5: Old Mill Site Traditional Cache
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Presents this geocache highlighting a bit of the history of our beautiful city and the surrounding valley.
This geocache is part of the Sequim Centennial History Challenge series.
Old Mill Site
Carlsborg had its beginning in August of 1915 with the construction of a shingle mill and a sawmill.
A wealthy Seattle builder, C. J. Erickson, acquired large tracts of fine timber in the Lost Mountain and Indian Valley areas south of Sequim.
Erickson built the mills at a site four miles west of Sequim next to a railroad and named the operation Carlsborg Mill and Timber Company. A settlement grew up around the mill and Erickson named the new town Carlsborg after Karlsborg, Vastergotland, a town in Sweden where he had once lived.
The town of Carlsborg grew and its businesses thrived. By the mid-1930s, the declining market for lumber caused Erickson to sell the mills. From that time to 1967, a number of different owners operated the mills, some more successful than others.
In that year, the mills closed forever and many of Carlsborg's residents drifted away. Still, a core of homeowners and essential services remain-a post office, general store, school, church, and a tavern. Submitted by Henry Chenowith. Ghosttowns.com
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Whfg n fgrc bss gur genvy. Ybbx qbja.