Editing Lufkin, Texas (section)

===Golden era of expansion===

[[File:Southland Paper mill, Kraft pulp used in making newsprint, Lufkin1a35430v.jpg|thumb|left|Southland Paper mill]]
The golden era of expansion occurred between 1938 and 1945. In the late 1930s, two of the principal industries in Lufkin, the Southland Paper Mill, later known as Abitibi Bowater Inc. which closed in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=Abitibi Paper Mill Closes |url=https://www.ktre.com/story/7434973/abitibi-paper-mill-closes/ |website=ktre.com |date=December 2007 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103014818/https://www.ktre.com/story/7434973/abitibi-paper-mill-closes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Texas Foundries opened. These companies provided much of Lufkin's industrial growth. The largest industrial employer was Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company, later known as [[Lufkin Industries]]; it ceased operations in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/03/16/baker-hughes-ge-to-stop-production-at-lufkin.html |title=Baker Hughes GE to stop production at Lufkin facility |website=bizjournals.com |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203050956/https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/03/16/baker-hughes-ge-to-stop-production-at-lufkin.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=history/>