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This was one of several small outdoor sawmills set up ...

Photo: Photo courtesy Freeborn County Historical Museum

This was one of several small outdoor sawmills set up in rural Freeborn County to convert logs into planks and dimension lumber. This particular mill was located on the Ziebell farm near Myrtle. The large circular saw was powered by either the drive shaft of a tractor or a gasoline engine.