Dickman Mill Headsaw Historical Video

Tacoma’s bustling waterfront resounded with the whine and rattle of saws and the shouts of mill workers from the 1890s to the 1970s. Abundant stands of nearby timber, combined with easy access to rail and ocean transport made Tacoma the “Lumber Capital of the World.” The Dickman Lumber Company’s mill operated on Tacoma’s waterfront for more than 70 years and was among the region’s busiest lumber mills. When it closed in 1977 it was the last operating waterfront sawmill.
Please note: the video quality has been affected by the archival nature of the footage.

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my family made a living from that mill, we hauled the mill ends from the plainer mill for firewood i grew up on that dock. and saw it burn from our house on 12th st. it was a hallow feeling i still feal what a great loss.