Forward Brothers Sawmill
Site of
The original Forward Brother’s, Alfred T. and Frank, established the mill in 1908. The mill was moved from the original site which was where the Mt. Lassen Vineyards are now.
Alfred died in 1931 and Frank went on with the raising of livestock. At this time, Alfred’s two sons Lorin A. and Alva L. took over the mill and greatly expanded the operation which remained Forward Brothers. The average daily output of the mill was 65,000 bf. The one day record was 88,000 bf.
There were 65 families in the valley with its own schoolhouse with one teacher, Gertrude Forward, Frank’s wife. Lorin and Alva operated the mill continuously until March 26, 1958 at which time it burned down. The burner and the two ponds are what remains of the original saw mill.
Marker is on Forward Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
