Portland Woolen Mills

The mill was built in 1904 along the Willamette River in the St. John’s area of Portland, Oregon - one hundred years after, and at the same spot where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped overnight in 1805. Though times were tough, the mill managed to keep its doors open during the Great Depression of 1929, eventually growing to 18 buildings, employing 450 people and processing 4 million pounds o  ...