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Built on Mill Branch in 1872, Perry and Jasper Townsen's steam mill cut "rawhide" lumber and ground wheat and corn. Post office established 1881 moved in 1891 to Adamsville store of John Adams and The Rev. McCall Smith. Mr. Smith built, and was pastor of, earliest Presbyterian church there.
Townsen's Mill is a historical marker in Adamsville, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2885, -98.1558 near Adamsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Townsen Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include United Presbyterian Church of Adamsville, Patterson, John, House, and Straley Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281005540. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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