Boshell's Mill

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.^[2] 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]

Media related to Boshell's Mill at Wikimedia Commons

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Lost Creek at Alabama Route 124, 1.7 miles South of Route 78, Townley, Walker County, AL:
  • HAER No. AL-18, "Boshell's Mill", 6 photos, 1 measured drawing, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. AL-18-A, "Boshell's Mill, Water Turbine", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. AL-18-B, "Boshell's Mill, Saw Mill", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. AL-18-C, "Boshell's Mill, Grist Mill", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page

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