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Lufkin: Historic Resources of Angelina County MRA 23: G. E. Lawrence House: G. E. Lawrence House: December 22, 1988 : 2005 S Chestnut St. Lufkin: Historic Resources of Angelina County MRA 24: Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck House
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 60 mi (97 km) west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020. [5] Lufkin was founded in 1884 and named for Abraham P. Lufkin.
The population reached 1,165, of whom 196 were slaves, in 1850. The first county seat was Marion; successively, Jonesville became county seat in 1854, Homer in 1858, and Lufkin in 1892. Lufkin was favored by the route of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway (now the Southern Pacific), which had been built in 1882 from Houston to Shreveport.
The Cloyce Box Ranch was the site of the original Southfork ranch location, where the initial five episodes of Dallas were filmed. [1] The series left the location at the end of the first season in 1978 at the request of property owner, Cloyce K. Box , who was unhappy with the negative portrayal of the Texas oil industry by the show.
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Norman Eugene Brinker (June 3, 1931 – June 9, 2009) was an American restaurateur who was responsible for the creation of new business concepts within the restaurant field. He served as president of Jack in the Box , founded Steak and Ale , helped establish Bennigan's and Chili's , and founded Brinker International .
Liberty Lunch was a live-music venue at 405 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas that operated until 1999 It was rumored to have been called Liberty Lunch in the 1940s as an eatery, perhaps reflecting the World War II Liberty Bonds and patriotic sentiment.
Atkinson Candy Company is a private company [1] founded in 1932 by B.E. Atkinson, Sr., and his wife, Mabel C. Atkinson. [2] It started when Basil E. Atkinson made two-day treks to Houston to purchase candy and tobacco, then he would sell it to mom-and-pop shops on the return trip.