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Photograph of Alley Spring Roller Mill
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Alley Spring Roller Mill

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

From the record

“The Alley Spring Roller Mill, also known as Red Mill, is a historic grist mill located in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways near Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri. It was built in 1893, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building on a limestone block foundation.”

Wikipedia article Alley Spring Roller Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Shannon County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. W of Eminence off MO 106, Eminence, 65466
  • When was it listed? December 1981
  • Category. building
  • Township. Eminence township
  • National Register reference number. 81000336 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

86 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Alley Spring Roller Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,686 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 47 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism47
Debris and open burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 August 1999Arson/incendiarism27 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 July 2000Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 June 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverSLIDE
9 April 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverEDSMITH
7 April 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark National Scenic RiverHORSE
7 April 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark National Scenic RiverWEST
6 April 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every fire recorded in Shannon County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Alley Spring Roller Mill: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Casey MineCopperOccurrenceChalcocite, Malachite
Casey MineCopperPast Producer
Chilton BankIronProspect
McKinney MineCopperPast Producer
Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 15IronPast Producer
West Eminence BankIronProspect

Every working recorded in Shannon County

Storms near this property

55 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eminence, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 7 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodEminence$5,000,000Numerous campgrounds and river access areas were severely damaged across Shannon County and in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damage or washed away along the Jack Fork River and Current River. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Shannon County.
April 2011Flash FloodEminence$1,000,000Numerous rural roads and low water crossings were flooded throughout the county.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Shannon County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEminence$50,000A few power poles were reported down or broken from high winds. Multiple reports of power outages occurred in the Eminence area.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindEminence$20,000The Electric Co-op reported at least 3 powers poles were snapped near the base in Eminence.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEminence$10,000Report of trees uprooted or snapped and a roof blown off.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindEminence$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines near Eminence.
May 1996Flash FloodEminence$5,000no account filed
April 2019Heavy RainEminence-The Mesonet Station at EMCM7 reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 2.23 inches on the Jacks Fork River at Eminence.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindEminence-Numerous small to large trees were reported down or uprooted in Eminence.
May 2018Flash FloodEminence-Several low water crossings were flooded around the Eminence area.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEminence-Several trees were reported down by the public.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWest Eminence-Several trees were reported down. No damage occurred.
May 2016Heavy RainEminence-A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 2.41 inches was reported.
August 2016Heavy RainEminence-A twenty four hour rainfall total of 3.33 inches was measured at a CO-OP station about 1 mile north of Eminence.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindEminence-Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindEminence-Several trees were knocked over from thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindEminence-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed large trees across a section of Highway 19.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindEminence-A few trees were reported down in the Eminence area.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindEminence-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large trees.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindEminence-Trees were damaged from thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindEminence-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees and power lines within the city of Eminence.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindEminence-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of trees north of Eminence along Highway 19.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindEminence-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees across Shannon County.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEminence-Northern and central section of the county sustained tree damage from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2005Flash FloodEminence-Water covered low water bridges in Eminence while roadways were impassable.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindEminence-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large tree limbs north of Eminence.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Eminence-A small tornado briefly touched down in a wooded area southwest of Eminence. Numerous trees were downed...however...no structure damage occurred. Straight line winds also downed trees from Summersville through Alley Springs and then to the east of Eminence.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindEminence-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near the Powder Mill Ferry Ranger Station.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindEminence-Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
May 2018HailEminence-no account filed
April 2007HailEminence-no account filed
February 2006HailEminence-no account filed
February 2006HailEminence-no account filed
April 2006HailEminence-no account filed
November 2006HailEminence-no account filed
April 2005HailEminence-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
November 2003HailEminence-no account filed
April 2003HailEminence-no account filed
July 2003HailWest Eminence-no account filed
March 2002Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
May 2001HailEminence-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
May 2000HailEminence-no account filed
May 2000HailEminence-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
June 1998HailEminence-no account filed
July 1997HailEminence-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodEminence-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindEminence-no account filed
September 1996Flash FloodEminence-no account filed
June 1995HailEminence-no account filed
July 1995HailEminence-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Shannon County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Rhinehart Ranch6.7 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 81000336 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Shannon CountyAll 8 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.