Old Bercham Mills

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Source Collection: University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, William Lindsey McDonald Collection - Volume 17, "Local Places," Collier Library

Identifier

P17-44 A

Description

Photo depicting Old Bercham Mills with an attached history received by William McDonald in 1993 from Lois E. Henderson, attached in additional files, and transcribed below.

Transcription

Old Bercham Mills (1993)

Located just south of Central High School about 1 mi. East of Pleasant Hills Methodist Church about 1 quarter mi. The mill stood on south side of Bercham Creek on land belonging to Jack Broadfoot. Jack owned the land of south side of creek and Tom Broadfoot owned the land on the north side of the creek. This is beside the creek just before one crosses [the] old bridge on Highway 200. I've been told that Jack Simmons put in the mill in the beginning. There was a grist mill, blacksmith shop, [and] a cotton gin.

Some older people think this was discontinued and moved after World War I.

The gin was moved in part to Treets [misspelled?] Cross Roads probably on Lindsey Creek. Harper Austin and his brother had it until it was discontinued. Parts of this gin was later a part of the gin that Luther and Granville Simmons owned at Cloverdale, AL.

Many of the names in and around the area were Lovelaces, Haddocks, Dodges, Robinsons, Palmers, Blackburns, Beirs, McIntyres, Murphys, Devoneys, Rhodes, etc, ect.

- Lois Henderson

[noted at side]

Research: 330 Crestur

Lois E. Henderson Florence, AL , ___-1846

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Date Created

12-9-2025

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