Oakesdale Mill

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Fri., July 14, 2023

The Joseph Barron Flour Mill, built in 1890, is photographed in this 1978 photo.

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Joseph Barron Jr.., seen in a 1928 photo, has been milling grain in Oakesdale for over 70 years.

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Joseph Barron sits on the third floor of the Oakesdale Old Mill he maintains in 1991.

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Joseph Barron Jr., age 88, sold the sole remaining grist mill in Whitman County after finding a buyer who he thought was suitable to continue in the tradition of his life's work in 1997.

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The old flour mill, still in use in some way, in Oakesdale is seen April 4, 2015.

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