| Marker Number |
8708 |
| Atlas Number |
5005008708 |
| Marker Title |
Lindsey Springs Logging Camp |
| Index Entry |
Lindsey Springs Logging Camp |
| Address |
|
| City |
Lufkin vicinity |
| County |
Angelina |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
338621 |
| UTM Northing |
3457040 |
| Subject Codes |
lumber topics; water topics; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
6 mi. south of Lufkin or 2.3 mi. south of the intersection of FM 2108 and FM 58 on FM 58 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The naturally occurring Lindsey Springs, located approximately 3/4 of a mile northeast of this location, became the site in 1899 of the Southern Pine Lumber Company's first logging camp. the springs provided an important water source for this vital camp, which by 1900 included company housing for about 110 people, a store, school, and a church. A narrow gauge railroad transported logs from Lindsey Springs to the mill in nearby Diboll. The area's marketable timber had been cut by 1906, resulting in the camps relocation to an area west of Diboll in Trinity County. (1993) |
