Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, March 27, 2010
1. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas Marker
Inscription.
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas. . 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. CCC enrollees offered fire protection by stringing telephone lines, constructing bridges, culverts, fire lookout towers and fire roads, performing timber stand improvements, and surveying and mapping East Texas forests. The CCC also conducted an extensive reforestation campaign. The work done by the CCC contributed greatly to forest conservation in Texas. This is the site of the former CCC Lufkin District Heavy Equipment Maintenance facility. Marker is property of the State of Texas.
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. CCC enrollees offered fire protection by stringing telephone lines, constructing bridges, culverts, fire lookout towers and fire roads, performing timber stand improvements, and surveying and mapping East Texas forests. The CCC also conducted an extensive reforestation campaign. The work done by the CCC contributed greatly to forest conservation in Texas. This is the site of the former CCC Lufkin District Heavy Equipment Maintenance facility.
Marker is property of the State of Texas.
Location. 31° 21.367′ N, 94° 45.148′ W. Marker is in Lufkin, Texas, in Angelina County. It is on Raguet Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2221 N Raguet Street, Lufkin TX 75901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
2. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas Marker
Also, the German POWs in the East Texas Timber Industry marker is beside it.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 19, 2025
3. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,541 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 3. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
