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Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park, St. Helena, CA

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Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

A restored water-powered grist mill from 1846 in the Napa Valley, open on weekends with milling demonstrations and tours.

3369 N St., St. Helena, CA · St. Helena, CA

About Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park

This state historic park in Napa County preserves a grist mill built in 1846 by Edward Turner Bale and Maria Sobranes Vallejo Bale. The mill was once a gathering spot where valley settlers brought corn and wheat to be ground. Its waterwheel was fed by a nearby creek, and the structure was built from local Douglas fir and coast redwood. The mill has been partly restored and is protected as a state historic landmark. Visitors can take a historic trail about two miles round trip to Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, and the grounds also include the site of the valley's first church and a pioneer cemetery.

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