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The Sawmill Museum

 Location:      2231 Grant Street
                        Clinton, Iowa 52732

Hours:           Tues-Sat: 10am-6pm
                        Sunday 1pm-5pm
                        Monday: 1pm-6pm 
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​Admission:   Adults (13 & Above): $6.00
                        Children (4-12): $5.00
                        Children 0-3: Free

Upcoming Events


Sawmill Summer Camp, 2pm-5pm, Call to Register
 Camp 1:  FULL 
Camp 2: July 20-22; July 27-29 


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Quad City Museum Week 

Click here to check out all the fun going on June 5-June 12
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​A Glimpse at the Museum   

  • Overview of Exhibits
    • Journey from Forests of Wisconsin to Clinton's' Sawmills Water Table 
    • Blueprints of Clinton's Lumber Legacy
    • New & Expanded Narrative Exhibit Panels 
    • Struve Mill equipment
    • Vintage single blade sawmill
    • Animatronic Lumber Barons That Tell Their Own Story
    • Floating Log Raft Simulator
    • Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Leadership Partner

Historical Routes are Our Roots

  •  The Sawmill Museum has the  National Park Passport Cancellation Stamp through Silos & Smokestacks as well as their 25th Anniversary stamp (we are not a national park)
  • The museum is  a Great River Road interpretative Center
  • The museum sits on the Historic Lincoln Highway 
  • The museum is on two byways for the Iowa Scenic Byway Passport
  • The museum sits next to the Mississippi River with a levee above that offers stunning views and sits next to railroad tracks  
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Sawmill Stories & Our Book 

Buy The Hidden History of Clinton, Iowa today. It's the museum's book and can be shipped directly to you. Then, in conjunction with the Clinton Herald and the Clinton History Club, comes a weekly podcast called Sawmill Stories. 

Located along the Mississippi River at the crossroads of the Great River Road and the Lincoln Highway, ​
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come discover when Clinton was at the crossroads of lografts, sawmills, and railroads
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Hours

Tu-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 1pm-5pm
Monday: 1pm-6pm
Museum is closed on Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and January 1

Admission Prices

Adults (13 & Above): $6.00
Children (4-12): $5.00
Children 0-3: Free
​​Memberships: $80 per year

Group Rates Available for 15 (Must Call At Least 24 Hours in Advance)
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Address

2231 Grant Street
​PO Box 3191
​Clinton, Iowa 52732

Contact

563.242.0343
​director@thesawmillmuseum.org
​education@thesawmillmuseum.org
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Support Us
    • Annual Appeal
    • Volunteering
    • In-Kind Donations
  • Education Corner
    • History
    • Collection
    • Live Mississippi River Cam
    • Field Trips 101
  • Memberships
  • Events
    • SpeakerSeries