ETNA

NAME: Etna COUNTY: Clark ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: typical rain for PNW; warm & dry in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime

COMMENTS: The Cedar Creek Grist Mill has been restored and they have a small museum in the original building. On Saturday afternoons they grind flour that visitors can take home. REMAINS: not much; mostly the Grist Mill

Etna was a small farming community established in the late 1800's. Was mostly a "farmer's gathering place". There was once a cheese factory about a mile west of the Grist Mill; I haven't been there in awhile and am uncertain if the old brick buildings are still there. My dad used to tell me that Victor Roslund, who built and operated the Grist Mill in the old days would have dances for the local folks in the mill building. The primary mainstay of the town was agriculture and some logging. To my knowledge it never had a post office of it's own. The town started to die off in the early 1940's I believe, probably due in part to WWII. It is still a beautiful drive, and the mill is very educational, especially for kids. Submitted by: Huupi Tekwari

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