The history of Mills is that of a boom town that sprung up in 1919, incorporated in 1921 with somewhere around 1,000 residents. Mills came about because of the construction of the Midwest Refining Company Refinery, located east across the North Platte River. The Mills Construction Company bought the entire section of land that the Town lies in. Company employees purchased lots and built whatever house they could, almost wherever they could. In 1985 The Town of Mills became a Certified Local Government and has worked since that time to preserve its long and important history... Read More
