Washougal — The Two Rivers Heritage Museum has a new artifact on display, and it’s quite a bit larger than the classroom supplies, baskets and tools that populate much of the museum. The museum’s newest artifact is a 9-foot tall, 700-pound saw blade that was used in the Camas paper mill’s wood mill.
The blade was salvaged by Bill Bjerkie, a retired mill employee, when the wood mill was decommissioned, and he donated the piece to the museum. It was delivered to the museum on June 3, and put into place outside of the building thanks to multiple volunteers and a donated forklift.
Camas-Washougal Historical Society President Jim Cobb said the museum is looking for images of the old wood mill.
Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal, is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. For more information, go to www.2rhm.com.
