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Daughters of Utah Pioneers plaque posted on the outside of the Cottonwood Paper Mill in Salt Lake City, Utah. Taken by JerAnderson on 14 October 2006. Attributes Henry Grow as architect and builder of the structure and provides a brief history.

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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No 326, Erected 1966
COTTONWOOD PAPER MILL
In 1880 the Deseret News Corporation purchased a 28-acre millsite including water rights. With Henry Grow, architect and builder, the $150,000 structure, made of granite from nearby quarries, with mortar of clay of stone grindings, took three years to erect. The 1860 paper machine from sugarhouse mill and some new machinery was installed; A 1500-ft rage brought water through the penstock to encased turbines. The plant could yield 5 tons of paper a day. Chas J. Lamber, Manager, sold to Granite Paper Mills Co. 1892; Destroyed by fire 1893; Restored 1927 as a recreational center.
Central Company

As of September 2009, this marker is no longer on the building. Its current location is unknown.

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