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Chiles Mill

SW corner on hillside, Chiles and Pope Rd and Lower Chiles Valley Rd 3.6 mi N on Hwy 128, St. Helena, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 38° 30' 17.874", -122° 27' 51.8364"
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Joseph Ballinger Chiles, who first came to California in 1841, erected the mill on Rancho Catacula 1845-56. The first American flour mill in Northern California, it was still in use in the 1880s. Chiles served as a vice president of the Society of California Pioneers, 1850-53.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
Chiles Mill Historical Marker Location Map, St. Helena, California Map