Near Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Lindsey Springs Logging Camp
Photographed By Steve Gustafson, October 30, 2008
1. Lindsey Springs Logging Camp Marker
Inscription.
Lindsey Springs Logging Camp. . 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 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 camp's relocation to an area west of Diboll in Trinity County.
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 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 camp's relocation to an area west of Diboll in Trinity County.
Erected 1993 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8708.)
Location. 31° 13.945′ N, 94° 41.624′ W. Marker is near Lufkin, Texas, in Angelina County. Marker is on Farm to Market Road 58, 2.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2108, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lufkin TX 75901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fairview School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Burke Methodist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hoshall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2014, by Robert Martin of Diboll, TX - Texas. Photo1. submitted on February 21, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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