Boshell's Mill
Boshell's Mill
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File:Boshell's Mill before fires.jpg | |
Boshell's Mill in 1973, with the sawmill on the left side of the dam and the gristmill on the right.
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Nearest city | Townley, Alabama |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1885–1903[2] |
NRHP Reference # | 75000329[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 30, 1975 |
Boshell's Mill is the historic site of a gristmill and sawmill on Lost Creek near Townley in rural Walker County, Alabama. The 4-acre (1.6 ha) site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1992.[3]
History
Boshell's Mill, one of several mills run by the Boshell family in Walker County, was started by William R. Boshell in 1885. It was initially a steam engine-powered sawmill only, with the creek used to transport logs to the mill. Boshell expanded the mill in 1901 with the addition of a dam built using locally quarried stone. It was completed in 1902. A gristmill was built on the opposite bank of the creek in 1903. Water turbines at each end of the dam supplied power to each mill.[3]
The Boshell family operated the mills until 1963. It was listed on the National Register on May 30, 1975.[1] A fire destroyed the sawmill building in 1976. Another fire destroyed the gristmill in 1986. The stone foundation piers and dam currently remain intact.[3]
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AL-18, "Boshell's Mill, Lost Creek at Alabama Route 124, 1.7 miles South of Route 78, Townley, Walker County, AL", 6 photos, 1 measured drawing, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. AL-18-A, "Boshell's Mill, Water Turbine, Across Lost Creek at State Route 124, South of U.S. 78, Townley, Walker County, AL", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. AL-18-B, "Boshell's Mill, Saw Mill, Bank of Lost Creek at State Route 124, South of U.S. 78, Townley, Walker County, AL", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. AL-18-C, "Boshell's Mill, Grist Mill, Bank of Lost Creek at State Route 124, South of U.S. 78, Townley, Walker County, AL", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
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