Historical Marker
City of Lufkin
Historical marker location:
Lufkin, Texas
( Kiwanis Park - US Business 59S at Tulane St.)
Marker installed: 1970
Founded 1882. Soon became a thriving sawmill community. Named for E. P. Lufkin, chief of crew that surveyed railroad through town. Has been county seat of Angelina County since 1892. Now a regional manufacturing and commerce center. Products include paper and wood products, oilfield pumps, trailers, and foundry castings. (1970).