Thompson Grist and Flour Mill

In the year 1878, a mill hearing engine and boiler was moved to this Lynden mill from Troy. Over the years the mill had sections added on to the original structure, a four storey section added in 1922. Production during that time was 140 barrels of flour and 15 tons of chop daily, with about 15 men being employed on a twenty-four hour cycle. Originally owned and operated by Robert Thompson, and later by other members of the Thompson family, the mill business was sold in 1949 to the Lynden and District Co-operative. At one time flour was made at this mill and was shipped to Scotland and the West Indies as well as supplying Ontario and Quebec markets.