Code: | 283 |
Corporate Name: | Kirby Lumber Company Mill 0 |
Folk Name: | |
Incorporated: | |
Ownership: | Kirby Lumber Company Mill 0. Hackney Brothers. |
Years of Operation: | 1901 to 1930 |
Track Type: |
Standard Gauge |
Wooden Rails |
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Track Length: | Thirteen |
Locations Served: | Fuqua
(Liberty) |
Counties of Operation: | Liberty |
Line Connections: | Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe at Fuqu |
Track Information: |
Tram Road |
Logging / Industrial |
Common Carrier |
Logging Camp |
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Equipment: | |
History: | The Hackney Brothers Lumber Company built a mill at Fuqua in 1901 and sold it to Kirby Lumber Company the following year. Keeling notes that thirteen miles of tram road were operated to support the logging. |