Beaver Mills
BeaverMills is located in Alabama
BeaverMills
Beaver
Mills
BeaverMills is located in the United States
BeaverMills
Beaver
Mills
Coordinates: 30°58′11″N 88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°W / 30.96972; -88.23472 
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS 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.


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