Lufkin: Angelina County and the Piney Woods Lumber Economy
Lufkin sits in the heart of the Piney Woods region in Angelina County, about 120 miles north-northeast of Houston. The city was founded in 1882 when the Houston, East and West Texas Railway built through the area. It was named for E.P. Lufkin, a railroad executive. Timber became the economic foundation almost immediately, with sawmills and lumber operations springing up across Angelina County and the surrounding East Texas counties to process the longleaf and loblolly pine forests.
The Lufkin Industries foundry and pumping unit manufacturing operation dates to 1902 and has been one of the largest employers in the region for more than a century. The company began as a sawmill equipment manufacturer before expanding into oil field pumping units. Lufkin is also home to several wood products facilities, paper mills, and the Texas Forestry Museum, which documents the Piney Woods timber industry.
Angelina College, a community college established in 1968, enrolls around 5,000 students. The Angelina National Forest, part of the larger East Texas national forest system, lies immediately southeast of Lufkin and includes Sam Rayburn Reservoir, a 114,500-acre lake that is one of the largest in Texas. The reservoir supports bass fishing tournaments and recreational boating across East Texas and western Louisiana.
Visitors searching for Lufkin escort listings will find the relevant websites catalogued on Escortservice.com. The site does not act as a broker. It does not book, verify, or intermediate in any way. Only visitors who are at least 21 may use the directory.
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Lufkin sits in the heart of the Piney Woods region in Angelina County, about 120 miles north-northeast of Houston. The city was founded in 1882 when the Houston, East and West Texas Railway built through the area. It was named for E.P. Lufkin, a railroad executive. Timber became the economic foundation almost immediately, with sawmills and lumber operations springing up across Angelina County and the surrounding East Texas counties to process the longleaf and loblolly pine forests.
The Lufkin Industries foundry and pumping unit manufacturing operation dates to 1902 and has been one of the largest employers in the region for more than a century. The company began as a sawmill equipment manufacturer before expanding into oil field pumping units. Lufkin is also home to several wood products facilities, paper mills, and the Texas Forestry Museum, which documents the Piney Woods timber industry.
Angelina College, a community college established in 1968, enrolls around 5,000 students. The Angelina National Forest, part of the larger East Texas national forest system, lies immediately southeast of Lufkin and includes Sam Rayburn Reservoir, a 114,500-acre lake that is one of the largest in Texas. The reservoir supports bass fishing tournaments and recreational boating across East Texas and western Louisiana.
Visitors searching for Lufkin escort listings will find the relevant websites catalogued on Escortservice.com. The site does not act as a broker. It does not book, verify, or intermediate in any way. Only visitors who are at least 21 may use the directory.
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