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Cameron Lumber Company

A Nacogdoches newspaper in June 1900 reported that a flood on the Angelina River caused significant damage to the Cameron Lumber Company mill at Michelli. It was noted that damage was almost �beyond repair.� Three miles of tram, all the bridges and one engine were swept away.

An article in American Lumberman in November 1900 reported that logging was handled by four locomotives, thirty cars, and eighteen miles of standard gauge tracks. Horses were used extensively in logging operations in the woods.

Code

190

Corporate Name:

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Incorporated:

Ownership:

Cameron Lumber Company

Years of Operation:

1898 to 1904

Track Type:

Track Type:

Track Length:

At least three

Locations Served:

Michelli
Angelina

Counties of Operation:

Angelina

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Equipment:

Three miles of tram, all the bridges and one engine were swept away.

History:

A Nacogdoches newspaper in June 1900 reported that a flood on the Angelina River caused significant damage to the Cameron Lumber Company mill at Michelli. It was noted that damage was almost �beyond repair.� Three miles of tram, all the bridges and one engine were swept away.

An article in American Lumberman in November 1900 reported that logging was handled by four locomotives, thirty cars, and eighteen miles of standard gauge tracks. Horses were used extensively in logging operations in the woods.

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