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(Owned by the "Scholten Brothers Cedar Company") A 25-mile narrow-gauge railroad that operated about 1912-1920 from Lometa to San Saba County. Constructed by Edward and Alfred Scholten (from Holland), line hauled cedar posts and piling to Santa Fe Line at Lometa to be distributed to fast-growing West Texas. Employees totaled 500. Headquarters were located 100 yards west.
Scholten Railroad is a historical marker in Lometa, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2116, -98.3896 near Lometa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davis (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Operation Long Horn, Salt Works, C.S.A., and Lometa.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281004603. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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