Lenore Tram
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BruceS
N 46° 30.379 W 116° 33.164
11T E 534315 N 5150402
Historical marker commemorating a former aerial tram which operated in the area of the marker.
Waymark Code: WM25DE
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2007
Views: 19
Lenore Tram
In 1898, after rail service from Lewiston reach Lenore, a tramway was
begun to ship grain from Camas Prairie (1600 feet above) to a new freight stop
directly across the river. Previously, grain wagons descended a long steep
hill from the prairie. Gravity moved full tram buckets down, sending empty
buckets back up the cable loop. By 1903 the completed system carried up to
100,000 bushels of grain each year. In 1937 a fire destroyed the entire
system. ~ text of marker #486
Marker Name: Lenore Tram
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Nez Perce
City: Lenore
Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Historical Society
Marker Number: 486
Marker Text: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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