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The Boshell family operated the mills until 1963. It was listed on the National Register on May 30, 1975. A fire destroyed the sawmill building in 1976. Another fire destroyed the gristmill in 1986. The stone foundation piers and dam currently remain intact.
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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
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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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at each end of the dam supplied power to each mill.
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Boshell's Mill is located in Alabama
Boshell's Mill is located in the United States
Townley, Alabama
33°51′17″N 87°26′51″W / 33.85472°N 87.44750°W / 33.85472; -87.44750
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gristmill
sawmill
Townley
Walker County, Alabama
National Register of Historic Places
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