Beaver Mills, Alabama

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Coordinates: 30°58′11″N88°14′05″W / 30.96972°N 88.23472°W / 30.96972; -88.23472 Coordinates: 30°58′11″N88°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(s) 251
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]

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References

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