| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-52 |
| Corporate Name: | Old Salem Logging and Tram Road Camp of the Cow Creek Tram Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Cow Creek Tram Company. |
| Location: | Old Salem, near Salem Ferry on the Sabine River |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1892 |
| End Year: | 1895 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1892 to 1895
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| Town: | Old Salem |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawlogs and sawtimber
 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: | Local tram road to Salem Ferry on the Sabine River |
| Historicial Development: | The Cow Creek Tram Company was originally organized by Dennis Call and George Adams in Orange in 1890 to build and operate railroad tram lines for the purpose of harvesting logs for the Orange sawmills. According to Webb in the Handbook of Texas, Cow Creek Tram Company used Old Salem as the base for its logging camp from 1892 to 1895. A tram road was built to transport sawtimber to the Sabine River at Old Salem, where the logs would be floated to Orange.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-05-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |