Rags gathered from old clothes were also used to produce the pulp, which was then placed into molds and dried.

On April 1, 1893, a fire broke out among its indoor stored stockpile of paper.

The structure was partially rebuilt in 1927 for use as an open-air dance hall, known as the Old Mill Club, and remained so until the 1940s.

It was declared a historic site by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1966, and was condemned by the city of Cottonwood Heights in 2005.

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