Norway Mill
SW of Clifton on FM 182, Clifton, TXNorway Mill was erected in about 1870 by Alvin Reeder, Ole Canuteson, and Andrew Canuteson with the help of Charlie Olson and Martin Shefstad. It was powered by steam and operated until about 1890. The first mill to serve the Norwegian community, Norway Mill represents the only industrial site in this nomination. Between c. 1870 and c. 1890, the small community of Norway Mills grew up around this site, but nothing of this town now remains.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.