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Blount-Decker Lumber Company tram road at Alto

The Blount-Decker mill at Alto operated from 1908 to 1921. Keeling listed two geared and one rod locomotive that operated on twelve miles of tram road. Grady Singletary noted that the company used green ties for the railroad bed because the operation would finish before the ties would rot.



Code

81

Corporate Name:

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Incorporated:

No

Ownership:

Blount-Decker Lumber Company

Years of Operation:

1908 to 1921

Track Type:

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Track Length:

Twelve

Locations Served:

Alto Cherokee

Counties of Operation:

Cherokee

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Equipment:

Keeling lists two geared and one rod locomotive on twelve miles of tram road.

History:

The Blount-Decker mill at Alto operated from 1908 to 1921. Keeling listed two geared and one rod locomotive that operated on twelve miles of tram road. Grady Singletary noted that the company used green ties for the railroad bed because the operation would finish before the ties would rot.



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