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Philomath, OR 97370
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Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00am - 4:30pm

30th Birthday Road Trip

Museum members gathered on August 24, 2010 for lunch and guided tours of Benton County historic sites including the Hull-Oakes Lumber Company mill, the Buchanan Century Farm and Tyee Winery and Gerry O'Brien's tree farm on the site of the former Bandbox School. Mary Gallagher and Bob Rackham provided "step on" tour guide commentary about Benton County history. Click on the photos below to see larger versions.

Did You Know?

  • The Hull-Oakes Lumber Company's steam-powered sawmill has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996.
  • Tyee Wine Cellars is located on the scenic Buchanan Family Century Farm which was founded over 120 years ago. Official web site >>>
Tour Benton County Oregon history by bus, including Hull-Oakes Lumber Company, Buchanan Century Farm & Tyee Winery History Bus Tour postcard photo by Phil Coleman
Hull-Oakes photo by Phil Coleman.
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History bus tour, Benton County Oregon USA

Orientation at Hull-Oakes Lumber Company
Orientation at Hull-Oakes Lumber Co., Monroe, Oregon. John, Nathan, Bill and Tim guided us through the mill.

1907 boiler for steam power
1907 boiler for generating steam power

burning sawdust

Unsalable side products like sawdust and shavings are burned in the Boiler Building to generate steam.

Steam Engine
The 1906 Ames steam engine uses two 16" cylinders to produce 450 horse power for running the main saw and the edger.

Log bronc in Miller's Creek log pond, Hull-Oakes Lumber Co.
The pond man rides a log bronc in Miller's Creek pond as he arranges the logs for entry into the sawmill.
log de-barker
Log debarker

Lumber mill green chain workers
Working the "green chain"

Guided tour of Hull-Oakes sawmill
Guided tour

 cutting mill

laser sighting
Laser sighting

sorting lumber
Sorting

timbers for sale
Timbers for sale

sharpening station
Sharpening Station

Bob Rackham explaining Willamette Valley natural history
Bob Rackham explaining Willamette Valley natural history

Tyee Winery chardonnay grapes
Tyee Winery chardonnay grapes

Award winning wine at Tyee Winery
Award winning wine at Tyee Wine Cellars

Tour Tyee Wine Cellars, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Guided tour of Tyee Wine Cellars
Dave Buchanan, Tyee Wine
Lunch with David Buchanan at Tyee Wine Cellars

Valley Catering van
Valley Catering provided a fabulous cold lunch!

Lunch in the sheep barn!
Lunch in the sheep barn at Tyee!

Gerry Obrien's ponderosa pine grove
Tour of Gerry O'Brien's ponderosa tree farm. This is the fomer site of the Bandbox school on Bellfountain Road, southeast of Philomath, Oregon.
 

 

 
 
 

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Philomath, Oregon
The Benton County Historical Society is a nonprofit corporation that operates museum facilities for the preservation of history and culture.  Its mission is to:

  1. Preserve the material and intellectual culture of Benton County, Oregon, by acquiring and caring for significant collections that illustrate and interpret the history of the area and its relationship to the world;
  2. Enrich people's lives through exhibitions and educational programs.