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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13YL_birthplace-of-allan-shivers_Lufkin-TX.html
Born here, in now-razed house, Oct. 5,1907, to Robert and Easter C. Shivers, pioneer East Texas family. As youth, worked at odd jobs to earn own pocket money. Was State Senator 12 years; Lieutenant Governor for two. A strong, progressive Governor,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130V_first-christian-church-of-lufkin_Lufkin-TX.html
A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many citizens of Homer m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQLM_charles-charlie-wilson_Lufkin-TX.html
June 1, 1933 - February 10, 2010United States Naval Officer and 12-Term United States Representative, 2nd District of Texas
A Sonnet to CharlieNow before us in bronze, he once again stands tall:Beloved Texan, who heard his clarion call.Henry W.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPX1_krba-am-radio-station_Lufkin-TX.html
By the 1930s, radio has become an established medium for commercial advertising. In 1938, commercial radio came to Angelina County when Redland Broadcasting Association received the first license in the area. Station manager Darrell Yates financed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO4Q_hoshall_Lufkin-TX.html
The Houston East and West Texas (HE&WT) Railroad came through Angelina County in 1882 and a community named Bitterweed Flat developed here. In 1913 W.E. Hoshall purchased land and timber rights in the area and began shipping logs from Hoshall Swit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWX_w-c-trout-and-the-counter-balanced-pumping-unit_Lufkin-TX.html
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 company secretary. Already a successful inventor, Trout led the diversification of the shop from eq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWQ_lufkin-foundry-and-machine-company_Lufkin-TX.html
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 Kavanaugh, Sr., Frank Kavanaugh, Jr., Eli Wiener and Simon Henderson. Later, under the leadership of W.C.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJTS_angelina-neches-river-railroad_Lufkin-TX.html
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 railroad to move logs from the woods of East Texas to the mills of the Angelina County Lumber Compa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJMP_german-pows-in-the-east-texas-timber-industry_Lufkin-TX.html
The U.S. Army began building POW camps in the United States in early 1942 for captured Axis prisoners. During World War II, the Army shipped almost 425,000 military prisoners to 511 camps in the U.S. Approximately 50,000 of those POWs, primarily G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJM4_the-civilian-conservation-corps-and-forestry-in-texas_Lufkin-TX.html
Continuing efforts started in the 1920s by the Texas Forest Service (TFS),the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established through the Emergency Conservation Work Act (1933) during the Great Depression, aided in efforts to preserve Texas forests…