Beall, Lewis tram road
In 1896, Beall, Lewis proposed to build a tram road half a mile below Pendleton in Sabine County, to the Sabine River. The company wanted to construct a tram road one and a half miles long into the forest, which had never been harvested before. They had made contracts with Orange Lumber Company to supply logs down the river to the mill.
Code
37
Corporate Name:
Beall, Lewis tram road
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership:
Bell, Lewis Lumber Company, L. J. Lewis
Years of Operation:
Proposed 1896
Track Type:
Track Length:
1 1/2
Locations Served:
Pendleton Sabine
Counties of Operation:
Sabine
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Track Information:
Equipment:
History:
In 1896, Beall, Lewis proposed to build a tram road half a mile below Pendleton in Sabine County, to the Sabine River. The company wanted to construct a tram road one and a half miles long into the forest, which had never been harvested before. They had made contracts with Orange Lumber Company to supply logs down the river to the mill.