Sickler Brothers Mill designated as county historic site

The County of San Diego’s Historic Site Board has designated the Sickler Brothers Mill in Pala as a historic landmark.

The September 19 designation acknowledges the significance of the mill’s contribution to the patterns of the county’s history and cultural heritage, its characteristics of the period, and its potential to yield information important to the county’s early history.

The mill is currently within the Wilderness Gardens Preserve, which is owned by the County of San Diego and operated by the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation with help from Friends of Wilderness Gardens Pres...