Beaver Mills, Alabama

Ghost town in Alabama, United States
30°58′11″N 88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°W / 30.96972; -88.23472 CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyMobileElevation
98 ft (30 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code251GNIS ID149608[1]

Beaver Mills, also known as Beaver Meadow, is a ghost town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, near U.S. Route 45, south of Citronelle. It was the site of a paper mill that was also used as a uniform depot during the American Civil War.[2] A post office operated under the name Beaver Meadow from 1890 to 1906.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Beaver Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Beaver Mills". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

External links

  • Beaver Mills at Ghosttowns.com
  • Alabama Ghost Towns DigitalAlabama.com
  • Front view of the residence of Colonel E. M. Hudson at Beaver Meadow, Alabama in 1895
  • Side view of the residence of Colonel E. M. Hudson at Beaver Meadow, Alabama in 1895
  • Loading produce into a M&O Railroad boxcar at Beaver Meadow in 1895
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