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Lufkin

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Lufkin, city, seat (1890) of Angelina county, in the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas, U.S. The city is situated near the Angelina River and between Davy Crockett and Angelina national forests, some 110 miles (175 km) northwest of Beaumont. Founded in 1882 when the Houston, East, and West Texas Railroad was surveyed, the new settlement was named for E.P. Lufkin, son-in-law of the railroad’s general manager. It developed as a sawmilling centre, and it now serves as the headquarters for the national forests of Texas. The Museum of East Texas, the Texas Forestry Museum, and the Ellen Trout Zoo ...(100 of 147 words)

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