Spragge

Hiram and George Cook were both looking for a suitable site to establish a sawmill. They finally found a small site in 1882 which they named Cook's Mills. By 1896 Cook's Mills was a self-sufficient town of 350 residents, complete with a small company store, a dozen or so homes and large bunkhouses. The first post office opened in 1885 and was known as Serpent River until 1889 when it took the village's name.