Marker Inscription
Built in 1911 by Philadelphia's Baldwin Locomotive Works, this locomotive was first used to transport timber in Florida. In the 1920s, it was purchased for use in Texas' logging industry by the Angelina County-based Carter-Kelley Lumber Company. The locomotive traveled between Angelina and Polk County mill towns on Houston, East and West Texas Railway tracks, picking up logs and finished lumber that frequently had been hauled from local cutting areas by oxen. In use until 1952, the No. 5 contributed to the development of the area's timber industry.
About this site
Locomotive No. 5 is a historical marker in Livingston, Polk County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 50 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7118, -94.9376 near Livingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Indian Trails (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Polk Co. Memorial Museum, William Keenan & Nancy Elizabeth McCardell House, and Sawyer House, the.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010407. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
