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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.

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37

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Ownership:

Bell, Lewis Lumber Company, L. J. Lewis

Years of Operation:

Proposed 1896

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Track Length:

1 1/2

Locations Served:

Pendleton Sabine

Counties of Operation:

Sabine

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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.

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