Turley Mill and Distillery Site

The Turley Mill and Distillery Site is a historic site on the Rio Hondo about 11 miles (18 km) north of Taos, New Mexico. It was a mill and distillery which served as the headquarters of Simeon Turley's commercial and manufacturing empire.[2] Simeon Turley (1809-1847) and his brothers Stephen Turley (1786-1851) and Jesse B. Turley (1801-1861) transported goods from Franklin, Missouri to Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico via wagon train on the Santa Fe Trail.[3] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Turley Mill and Distillery Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Taos, New Mexico
Coordinates	36°32′23″N 105°37′19″W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c.1830
NRHP reference No.	78001833[1]
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1978

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John O. Baxter (May 17, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Turley Mill and Distillery Site". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2018. With two photos from 1976.
3. Mitchell, Beth; Miller, Amelia F.; Turley Hetzler, Ruth Jean; Lindgren, Patricia Kelley; Carlisle, Denzil; Buck, Camellus Wilson; Smith, Mary Edna Mansfield; Smith, Gladys Harden; Isbell, Ray; Turley, Lester F. (1981). Turley Family Records. Alexandria, VA: Turley Family Historical Research Assoc. pp. 83–85.