Editing Redings Mill, Missouri (section)

==History==
[[Image:Redings Mill Inn.jpg|thumb|left|Photo of the Redings Mill Inn, built in the 19th century]]
Redings Mill was named for [[millwright]] John S. Reding (1816–1892). He built the first mill in Newton County prior to the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=thelibrary.org>{{cite web |title=A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Newton County, Missouri |first=Arthur Paul |last=Moser |work=TheLibrary.org |url=http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/newtonpl.html |date= |accessdate=September 3, 2007}}</ref> A variant name was "Shoalsburgh".<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_newton.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071754/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_newton.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 22, 2016}}</ref> A post office called Shoalsburg was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Newton| title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref>