The museum focuses on the industrial history of the region, with collections dedicated to the Superior Portland Cement Company, the Lower Baker Dam, and the region's rich history of logging.

[2][3] The museum maintains an archive of The Concrete Herald, a historical local newspaper established in 1901.

[6] The museum was founded in early 1980s by a retired Concrete judge Herb Larsen.

Later, the museum also incorporated historical collections related to the cement industry of Concrete and regional railroad and hydroelectric power projects.

[1] In September 2009, the museum opened an exhibit displaying the contents of the time capsule that was interred on August 11, 1932, by the now defunct Superior Portland Cement Company.