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Today, Mike Reilley and I drove up to Duncans Mills (originally Duncan's Mill), the original north-most destination of the North Pacific Coast Railroad, and located 77 miles north of San Francisco on the north side of the Russian River, and several miles inland from the coast. This was originally the site of a large sawmill. This lumbering area was the real reason the backers of the NPC wanted to build a railroad, as they had timber interests here and wanted an efficient and cost-effective way to get their sawn lumber to market. Once the railroad reached this point, it also became a big tourist attraction, and a large ornate hotel was built here. A town grew up about the mill and hotel.
The original NPC depot is long gone, as is the sawmill and hotel, but a depot remains - the Northwestern Pacific depot built in 1909. It's now a museum of sorts, but it wasn't open today.
The original NPC depot is long gone, as is the sawmill and hotel, but a depot remains - the Northwestern Pacific depot built in 1909. It's now a museum of sorts, but it wasn't open today.



