This concrete shell in Vernonia is all that’s left of the Oregon-American lumber mill — once one of the largest in the Northwest. Part of it burned for a 1961 movie. Green Day filmed here in 2016. Today, trees grow where saws once roared. Photo 8: Vernonia Lake was once the 40-acre millpond for the Oregon-American lumber mill — a vital part of the operation where old-growth logs were held before processing. Now it’s a public park and wildlife habitat. Photo 9: Oregon-America Lumber Co. in 1929. Photo 10: Oregon-America Lumber Co. in 1927. Click the link in our bio or go to oregonlive.com to learn the full history and see dozens of more photos. —Photography and reporting by Mark_W_Graves, The Oregonian/OregonLive —Historical photos courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society #vernonia #vernonialake #oregonhistory #pnwhistory #abandonedplaces #urbexpnw #sawmillruins #graffitiart #timberindustry #ghoststructures #oregonexplored #pnwonderland #historicoregon #oldmill #ghostsofindustr...