LUFKIN

Population 30, 791

Altitude 328

General

Heart of East Texas Piney Woods region, home of vast lumber and wood-products industries; access to outdoor recreation in Angelina and Davy Crockett National Forests and huge Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Area produces more than a million board feet of saw timber annually and major volume of pulpwood, from short- and longleaf pines, cypress, hickory, oak, gum, and magnolia.

City parks offer picnicking and outdoor sports including golf, fishing, swimming, and tennis. Sites of historical interest are marked throughout city. Home of Angelina Junior College.

Contact Angelina County Chamber of Commerce at Loop 287 & Chestnut St. for complete details on city and area attractions. Open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. - Fri., 409/634-6644.

ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST

DAVY CROCKETT NATIONAL FOREST

ELLEN TROUT ZOO AND PARK

LAKE

MEDFORD COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART

MUSEUM OF EAST TEXAS

TEXAS FORESTRY MUSEUM

Attractions

• ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST-Nearest entrance is 14 miles southeast on U.S. 69.
• DAVY CROCKETT NATIONAL FOREST-Nearest entrance is 11 miles west on Texas 94. (See NATIONAL FORESTS IN TEXAS at end of book.)
• ELLEN TROUT ZOO AND PARK-Fully accredited zoo shows a wide variety of animals and birds; known for its breeding programs for West African crowned crane and Louisiana pine snake. Open daily; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (til 6 p.m. summer). Loop 287 North. Admission. 409/633-0399.
• LAKE-SAM RAYBURN. (Angelina county Chamber of Commerce and many local business firms can provide recreational maps of reservoir.)
• MEDFORD COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART-More than 50 paintings by contemporary artists including Joe Beeler, James Boren, Raymond Ryan, and Ross Stefan exhibited at city hall. Open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 300 E. Shepherd St.
• MUSEUM OF EAST TEXAS-Housed in historic 1905 Episcopal Church. Changing exhibits in art, science and history. Permanent Rotary Gallery of Art features East Texas artists. Open Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Second and Paul Sts. 409/639-4434.
• TEXAS FORESTRY MUSEUM-Forestlands flora and fauna exhibits, leaf and tree identifications, early logging machinery, firefighting equipment, old railroad Depot, antique railroad and sawmill steam engines, Mini-Woodland Trail. Operated by Texas Forestry Association; open daily 1 - 4:30 p.m., 1905 Atkinson Dr. 409/632-TREE (8733).

Forestry museum in Lufkin.

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