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Chiles Grist Mill
Joseph Ballinger Chiles, who first came to California in 1841. He erected the mill on
Rancho Catacula 1845-46. The first American flour mill in Northern California, the mill
was still in use in the 1880s. Chiles served as a vice president of the Society of
California Pioneers, 1850-53.
Historical Landmark No. 547
Plaque erected by the Society of California Pioneers in cooperation with the California
State Park Commission.
July 7, 1956
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