Beaver Mills, Alabama
Beaver Mills | |
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Beaver Mills Location within Alabama | |
Coordinates: 30°58′11″N 88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°WCoordinates: 30°58′11″N 88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Mobile |
Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 251 |
GNIS ID | 149608[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[]
- ^ "Beaver Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Beaver Mills". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- ^ "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 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
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Alabama
- Populated places in Mobile County, Alabama
- South Alabama geography stubs
- United States ghost town stubs