Ghost town in Alabama, United States
Beaver Mills | |
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Coordinates: 30°58′11″N 88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°W / 30.96972; -88.23472 | |
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 | 251 |
GNIS ID | 149608 |
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. A post office operated under the name Beaver Meadow from 1890 to 1906.
References
- "Beaver Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Beaver Mills". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
- "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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