Historical MarkerMachinery from Early East Texas Logging Railroads
Lufkin · Angelina County · Dedicated 1972 · THC Atlas #5005006992
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Marker Inscription
Steam locomotive and tender No. 3 were bought 1908 by Carter-Kelley Lumber Co., for use in building a sawmill at Manning (about 18 mi. south); then in railroad building, logging, and passenger and freight hauling schedules. The 1906 wood-burning steam loader was also used by Carter-Kelley in building Manning Mill, and later served on "portable" logging railroads. Its cables could skid logs to tracks from distances of 300 to 500 feet. Carter-Kelley merged (1930s) with w. T. Carter & Brother. This equipment was retired in 1950s. (1972)
About this site
Machinery from Early East Texas Logging Railroads is a historical marker in Lufkin, Angelina County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3503, -94.7051 near Lufkin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Equipment Typical of Early Texas Logging (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Strangers Rest, Stranger's Rest Cemetery, and Glendale.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5005006992. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
