Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893
SAMAO COOKHOUSE CIRCA 1893
THIS IS THE LAST LUMBER CAMP STYLE COOKHOUSE IN OPERATION
IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS COOKHOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY OPENED AS
PART OF SAMOA, ONE OF THE LAST COMPANY OWNED TOWNS IN THE
UNITED STATES, ESTABLISHED BY THE VANCE LUMBER COMPANY. THE
ORIGINAL BUILDING IS THE FOUR LEFT-MOST DORMER WINDOWS, THE
MAJOR ADDITIONS WERE MADE TO HOUSE THE KITCHEN STAFF. MEALS
HAVE BEEN SERVED HERE CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 105 YEARS, ONLY
EMPLOYEES WERE SERVED HERE UNTIL THE LATE 1960'S WHEN IT WAS
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC BY JOHNNY FILLMAN.
DEDICATED
FEBUARY 13, 1999
BY
THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
RICHARD A. HOFFMANN, GRAND PRESIDENT
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