Arvada Flour Mill Museum

5590 Wadsworth Boulevard
Arvada, CO, 80002
303-431-1261

overview : World War I brought an upsurge in prices paid for crops, but the population fell to 840 as most eligible men joined the armed forces. Arvada would not have another surge of growth for 20 years. The town welcomed E.E. Benjamin's Arvada Flour Mill in 1925. Benjamin conducted a contest to name his fine flour, Arva-Pride. The first sack of flour was sold on April 12, 1926. The Mill also produced whole-wheat flour and self-rising pancake flour. The Flour Mill, located at 5590 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, has been restored and can still be viewed today.

topics : food, agriculture, technology