https://www.facebook.com/groups/CalHistory/permalink/2827966660747433/ Up till about 1951...Great historic color movie Pino Grande-Michigan California Lumber Company, Saw Mill , Logging Railroad & Mill Town-1892-1951 Pino Grande Mill Town-About 1902 There has been considerable material written about the lumber mill at Pino Grande which was the hub of the logging, narrow gauge railroad of the Michigan California Lumber Company. For starters read R.S. Polkinghorn's "PINO GRANDE, Logging Railroads of the Michigan-California Lumber Company", Howell-North Books, Berkeley, California, 1966/Revised/Enlarged Edition Trans -Anglo Books, Glendale, California 1984.Professor Polkinghorn's books are the authoritative documents for lumbering on the central Georgetown Divide-Eldorado National Forest areas during the late 19th Century through the middle of the 20th Century. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD4jnZ0iP9w> Pino Grande Michigan California Lumber Railroad Video 1939-1941.Thanks to George Mihal For a quick read on Pino Grande try the <http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/narrow_gauge.html> El Dorado County Historical listing or try this slide show on early photos of the <http://www.pacificng.com/imglib/main.php?g2_itemId=3694> Pino Grande Mill and Michigan California Lumber Railroad Pino Grande 1916 Pino Grande Site-El Dorado County, Eldorado National Forest CDR Mike Brattland, USN (Ret.) <mailto:mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com <mailto:mgbrattland@brattland.org> mgbrattland@brattland.org Admin/Moderator SanDiegoCarGuys List & Calendar of Events <mailto:sandiegocarguys@brattland.org> sandiegocarguys@brattland.org 619 454-0496 '38 Willys 2 Dr Sedan Webmaster for <http://www.brattland.org/> www.brattland.org <http://www.overthehillgang.com/> www.overthehillgang.com <http://www.overdrivehotrodnews.com/> www.overdrivehotrodnews.com <http://www.gerlecreek.org/> www.gerlecreek.org <http://www.helobubbas.com/> www.helobubbas.com <http://www.prowlers.org/> www.prowlers.org <http://www.gerlecreek.com/> www.gerlecreek.com <http://www.ford6vcarburetion.com/> www.ford6vcarburetion.com <http://www.westcoastwillysclub.com/> www.westcoastwillysclub.com <http://www.nssha.org/> www.nssha.org <http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/> www.nhahistoricalsociety.org <https://sh60fhoas.nhahistoricalsociety.org/> https://sh60fhoas.nhahistoricalsociety.org/
