| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-53 |
| Corporate Name: | Palmetto Logging Camp at Palmetto |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Palmetto Logging Camp at Palmetto |
| Location: | Palmetto seven miles from Newton in northwestern part of county |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1916 |
| End Year: | 1926 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1916 to 1926
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| Town: | Palmetto |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 250 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawlogs
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
 Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Logging Equipment |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Company tram |
| Historicial Development: | The Palmetto Lumber Company operated several sawmills in East Texas after 1900. The one at Jasper opened in 1915. One of its logging camps, according to Webb, was located at Palmetto, about seven miles from Newton. It operated from 1916 to 1926 to feed the daily capacity of 75,000 board feet at the Jasper sawmill. Operations normally employed seventy men, and the camp population totaled 250. With the cutting out of the surrounding timber, the camp closed in 1926.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |