Angelina County, Texas
Historical Markers in Lufkin, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 35 Texas historical markers in Lufkin, in Angelina County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Strange But True, Oil Boom, Tales of Tragedy, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2020. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Lufkin stories
- Depot Explosion and Mysteryplaced 1982
On the evening of March 2, 1913, an explosion destroyed the Houston, East & West Texas Railroad depot at this site, disrupting the town's vital…
- Lufkin Foundry and Machine Companyplaced 1983
Chartered in 1902 as a repair shop and parts supply house for local sawmills, Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company was begun by J. H. Kurth, Frank…
- Redland Schoolplaced 2018
In April 1846, local engineer William Gordon Lang was assigned to survey Angelina County. He and his wife, Nancy Martin (Bonner) Lang, settled this…
- Vicente Micheliplaced 2017
Italian-born Vicente Micheli (c.1755-1848) came to North America around 1770 via New Orleans and moved to the Spanish territory of Texas by 1793.
- W.C. Trout and the Counter-Balanced Pumping Unitplaced 2002
The son of an early industrial engineer, W.C. Trout (1874-1947) came to Lufkin in 1905 and joined Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co. as a shareholder and…
- Angelina & Neches River Railroadplaced 2000
Chartered in August 1900 and headquartered in the sawmill town of Keltys, the Angelina and Neches River (A&NR) Railroad began as a small short line…
All 35 historical markers in Lufkin
- Angelina & Neches River Railroad2000
- Angelina County1936
- Berry Cemetery2008
- Birthplace of Allan Shivers1971
- Calder (Cotton) Square1972
- City of Lufkin1970
- Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas2008
- Collins-Shotwell House1992
- Depot Explosion and Mystery1982
- Equipment Typical of Early Texas Logging1972
- First Baptist Church of Lufkin1985
- First Christian Church of Lufkin1996
- First United Methodist Church of Lufkin1998
- German POWs in the East Texas Timber Industry2006
- Kerr's Inc.1981
- KRBA-AM Radio Station2009
- Lang Cemetery2020
- Lufkin CCC Camp1984
- Lufkin Daily News2010
- Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company1983
- Lufkin Telephone Exchange1998
- Machinery from Early East Texas Logging Railroads1972
- Mantooth Farm2011
- Masonic Hall of Lufkin2014
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church1996
- Original Site of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church1983
- Redland School2018
- Site of Martin Wagon Company1980
- Site of Rehearsal Hall for The Hoo Hoo Band1982
- Site of the Town of Homer1936
- Southland Paper Mills, Inc.1968
- Stranger's Rest Cemetery1994
- Vicente Micheli2017
- W.C. Trout and the Counter-Balanced Pumping Unit2002
- Walker Cemetery2003
Historical markers near Lufkin
- Lufkin vicinity8 stories · 5 mi
- Diboll8 stories · 12 mi
- Huntington vicinity5 stories · 14 mi
- Wells6 stories · 17 mi
- Nacogdoches98 stories · 18 mi
- Melrose5 stories · 21 mi
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