| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-57 |
| Corporate Name: | Sabine Tram Company logging camp |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Sabine Tram Company logging camp at Laurel |
| Location: | Laurel |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1889 |
| End Year: | 1893 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1889 to 1893 |
| Town: | Laurel |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawtimber and 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Laurel, in Newton County, was the location of a Sabine Tram Company logging camp from 1889 to 1893, according to Webb. Sabine Tram moved logging operations seven miles to the northwest in 1893. Articles in the early 1900s indicate that the company may have begun logging operations again in 1904. The camp was named after Laurel Gilmer, daughter of Alexander Gilmer and wife of one of the Sabine Tram Company's stockholders. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |