Cottonwood Paper Mill
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The Cottonwood Paper Mill is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in the Salt Lake Valley. It was built in 1883 by the Deseret News under the direction of Henry Grow. During its operation it could produce 5 tons of paper per day. The mill was sold to Granite Paper Mills Company in 1892, and was gutted by fire on April 1st 1893. It was partially rebuilt in 1927 for use as an open-air dance hall until the 1940's. It was also used in the 1980's and 1990's as a haunted house and a craft boutique. The building is also known as Granite Paper Mill, Deseret Paper Mill, Old Mill (a title shared by several newer buildings in the vicinity) and Haunted Old Mill. It was declared a historic site by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1966, and was condemned by the city of Cottonwood Heights in 2005.
[edit] External links
- Photograph, circa 1869 by C.R. Savage, from L. Tom Perry Special Collections @ BYU.
- Photograph, circa 1890 by C.R. Savage, from LDS Church History Library
- Recent photograph by Kenneth Mays, from Online Collections at BYU
- Location of the mill in Windows Live Local
- Location of the mill in Google Maps
- 1994 Article by Brandon Gillespie recounting some local folklore about the structure.
- Photo Gallery by Utah Ghost Research & Investigation with additional views of the mill.
[edit] References
- Old Mill Lives On, by Judy Fahys, Salt Lake Tribune, June 29, 2006 (requires logon)
- Cottonwood Heights History from the city's official website, recounts the history of the mill.
- Deseret News Timeline, mentions the construction and destruction of the mill
- Rag Mission article by Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, regarding paper production in Utah.
- Old Clothes turned into paper, article by the Deseret News, discussing the use of the mill
- Utah History to Go article
- Photograph of DUP plaque, located on the building.
