World's Largest Mill

World's Largest Mill (HM22MM)

Location: Potlatch, ID 83855 Latah County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 55.504', W 116° 54.165'

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Potlatch Lumber Company's Sawmill

—Built here in 1906, was one of the largest in the world —

Expanding operations to the West, Weyerhaeuser timber barons invested in Idaho's prime white pine stands.
By 1920, their mill was cutting 175 million board feet each year.
Logs and lumber were moved by the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway through stations uniquely named for eastern colleges: Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, Purdue.
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HM NumberHM22MM
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Placed ByIdaho State Historical Society & Idaho Transportation Department
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Date Added Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at 7:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 507403 N 5196841
Decimal Degrees46.92506667, -116.90275000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 55.504', W 116° 54.165'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 55' 30.24" N, 116° 54' 9.8999999999999" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 168 ID-6, Potlatch ID 83855, US
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