The Cottonwood Paper Mill, also known as the Granite Paper Mill, is an abandoned historic stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Built in 1883 by the Deseret News under the direction of Henry Grow, the mill produced paper by grinding logs from nearby canyons into pulp and using rags from old clothes. It operated for nearly ten years before a fire in 1893 destroyed most of the building, leaving behind a stone skeleton.
Following the fire, the structure was partially rebuilt in 1927 and repurposed as an open-air dance hall known as the Old Mill Club until the 1940s. Over the years, it served various functions including hosting rock bands in the late 1960s, operating as a haunted house and craft boutique in the 1970s and 1980s. Designated a historic site by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1966, the Cottonwood Paper Mill remains a fascinating reminder of Utah's early paper-making industry.
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