Long-haul Mayflower Restoration Continues

The massive trestle and coal tank will be receiving attention and restoration in the latest phase of the Mayflower Mill restoration efforts over the next year.

The massive trestle and coal tank will be receiving attention and restoration in the latest phase of the Mayflower Mill restoration efforts over the next year.

The San Juan County Historical Society was recently awarded a significant grant from History Colorado’s State Historic Fund to complete the next phase of restoration work at the Shenandoah-Dives Mill, locally known as the Mayflower Mill. The grant from the Fund totals $200,000 and will supplement an overall project budget of $267,000. The Society Board led by Bev Rich is working to raise a cash ma…